Press Releases

COLUMBUS —Transportation Security Administration officers at John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) discovered five firearms at security checkpoints in the month of April. Most recently, a loaded firearm was stopped Monday, April 24. So…

CLEVELAND —Transportation Security Administration officers at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) discovered five firearms at security checkpoints in the month of April. Most recently, a loaded firearm was stopped Friday, April 28. So far…

INDIANAPOLIS —Transportation Security Administration officers at Indianapolis International Airport (IND) discovered nine firearms at security checkpoints in the month of April. Most recently, firearms were stopped three consecutive days in…

WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented a Connecticut resident from carrying a loaded firearm onto an airplane Monday, May 1, 2023 at Bradley International Airport (BDL). During Monday afternoon…

PORTLAND, Maine – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers detected another firearm at Portland International Jetport (PWM) on Sunday, April 30. This was the third firearm detection at PWM this year, tying the total number of firearms…

NEWARK, N.J. –  A Georgia man was arrested by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Newark Liberty International Airport stopped him with a .38 caliber handgun in his carry-on bag earlier today (April 28). The…

PORTLAND, Maine – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers detected Portland International Jetport’s (PWM) second firearm in 2023 on Thursday, April 27. After finding the firearm in a male passenger’s carry-on bag, TSA officers…

HONOLULU – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at two of Hawaii’s airports discovered prohibited items concealed on the bodies of travelers during routine screening at the security checkpoint in the past two weeks. Their exemplary…

LINTHICUM, Md. —  New technology that confirms the validity of a traveler’s identification (ID) and confirms their flight information in near real time is now in use at all of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) security…

DULLES, Va. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) prevented a Florida man and a Virginia man from bringing their loaded handguns onto flights on Sunday, April 23, and Monday, April…

NEW YORK –  A Brooklyn, N.Y., man was arrested by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers detected a loaded handgun and more than 100 bullets in the man’s carry-on bag at a LaGuardia Airport security checkpoint on…

LA CROSSE, Wis. – Wisconsin residents will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s TSA PreCheck® application program inside La Crosse Regional Airport (LSE) from Monday, May 22 through Friday, May 26. The temporary…

NORWALK, Conn. – Residents in the Norwalk area will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) popular TSA PreCheck® program through enrollment provider, IDEMIA, at the AAA office in Norwalk from May 1 to 5, where…

WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced the award of an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract, with a value of up to $128 million, to Idemia Identity and Security USA, LLC for the second…

RICHMOND, Va.--Two Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers were in the middle of a security operation at Virginia’s Richmond International Airport (RIC) when they quickly jumped into action after seeing an airline pilot suddenly…

LUBBOCK, TX – Residents of Lubbock will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s popular TSA PreCheck® program at Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB) April 24 to May 5. The airport is a convenient location to…

DES MOINES – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented a handgun from making its way onboard an airplane at Des Moines International Airport (DSM) Thursday. This is the third firearm detected at a DSM checkpoint this year.…

WARWICK, R.I. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped a male passenger from carrying a firearm onto an airplane at T.F. Green Airport (PVD) on Thursday, April 20. This was the first firearm detection this year at a PVD…

ARLINGTON, Va. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) prevented a Fredericksburg, Va., man from bringing his handgun onto a flight on Thursday, April 20.  The .38 caliber gun…

WASHINGTON — Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers intercepted 1,508 firearms at airport security checkpoints during the first quarter of 2023, which ended March 31, averaging 16.8 firearms caught per day. More than 93% of the…

RICHMOND, Va. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Richmond International Airport prevented two travelers from bringing their loaded handguns onto their flights on Wednesday, April 19. Each gun was caught as the men entered…

NEW YORK –  A Sullivan County, N.Y., man was arrested by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers detected a handgun in the man’s carry-on bag at a John F. Kennedy International Airport security checkpoint on Wednesday…

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A man from Arkansas was arrested by police on Tuesday, April 18, after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) stopped him with a handgun in his carry-on bag. The 9 mm firearm…

NEW HAVEN, Conn.— The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Tweed New Haven Airport (HVN) is installing two new state-of-the-art advanced technology computed tomography (CT) checkpoint scanners.…

HAGERSTOWN, Md. —  The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has installed two new technology units to enhance screening capabilities of travelers and their belongings at the security checkpoint. A new credential authentication…