Press Releases

WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced an update to its Security Directive regarding oil and natural gas pipeline cybersecurity. This revised directive will continue the effort to reinforce cybersecurity preparedness…

NORFOLK, Va. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Norfolk International Airport prevented a North Carolina man from bringing his loaded handgun onto a flight on Saturday, July 22. The .380 caliber gun was loaded with five…

NORFOLK, Va. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Norfolk International Airport prevented a Missouri man from bringing his loaded handgun onto a flight on Saturday, July 15. The .380 caliber gun was loaded with six bullets.…

SACRAMENTO - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Sacramento International Airport (SMF) is screening a record number of travelers through the airport’s security checkpoints. Current passenger volumes are more than 10% of 2019, pre-…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Kentucky airports discovered a total of 51 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in the first half of 2023, an increase of three statewide over the same time period last…

ATLANTA - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Georgia airports discovered a total of 226 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in the first half of 2023, an increase of eight statewide over the same time period last year. Each…

CHICAGO – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped 49 handguns at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) and Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) security checkpoints from Jan. 1 through June 30, 2023. In the same…

MILWAUKEE – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped 18 handguns at Wisconsin airport security checkpoints from Jan. 1 through June 30, 2023. In the same period in 2022, 12 firearms were stopped.…

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A Washington County, Pa., man was prevented from bringing his loaded handgun onto his flight this morning (July 10), when Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Pittsburgh International Airport detected a loaded…

WARMINSTER, Pa. – Residents in the Bucks County, Pa., area and the surrounding region will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) popular TSA PreCheck® program at the at the AAA office in Warminster, Pa., from July…

WASHINGTON —Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Administrator David Pekoske published the third Administrator’s Intent, which outlines the agency’s near-term actions to achieve the vision and key strategic objectives in TSA’s Strategy.…

BOSTON – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented a passenger from carrying a loaded firearm along with seven rounds onto an airplane Wednesday, July 5 at Boston Logan International Airport (BOS). During Wednesday afternoon…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –  A Putnam County, W.Va., man was cited by police after Transportation Security Administration officers at West Virginia International Yeager Airport stopped the man with a loaded handgun at the security checkpoint on…

HARRISBURG, PA – Residents in the Pennsylvania state capital and the surrounding region will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) popular TSA PreCheck® program at the at Harrisburg International Airport from July…

NEWARK, N.J. –  Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Newark Liberty International Airport prevented a traveler from bringing a loaded handgun onto his flight on Friday, June 30, on what was a record-setting day at the…

SANTA BARBARA, California - Officers with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) stopped a male traveler from bringing a loaded firearm onto an aircraft Thursday. The firearm was discovered during…

COLORADO SPRINGS - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) anticipates a record number of people will be screened through security checkpoints at Colorado Springs Airport (COS) and at airports nationwide this summer, surpassing 2019…

INDIANAPOLIS — State-of-the-art advanced technology Computed Tomography (CT) checkpoint scanners that provide 3-D imaging have been installed in all 14 Transportation Security Administration screening lanes at Indianapolis International Airport (IND…

SALISBURY, Md. —  The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has installed two new security technologies that enhance screening capabilities of travelers and their belongings at the Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport security…

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared to screen high volumes of passengers nationwide this summer and asks passengers to help by making sure they are not bringing firearms, oversized liquids or any other prohibited item into…

DENVER - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) anticipates a record number of people will be screened through security checkpoints at Denver International Airport (DEN) and at airports nationwide this summer, surpassing 2019 pre-pandemic…

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped a firearm from making its way onboard an airplane at Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD) Tuesday. During the routine screening of carry-on luggage, a TSA…

IRONWOOD, Michigan —  A state-of-the-art Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT) machine has been installed at the Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at Gogebic-Iron County Airport (IWD). Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT) safely and…

NORFOLK, Va. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Norfolk International Airport prevented a Dumfries, Va., man from bringing his loaded handgun onto his flight on Saturday, May 27. The 9mm gun was loaded with 15 bullets.…

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. —  The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has installed two new technologies that enhance screening capabilities of travelers and their belongings at the Atlantic City International Airport security checkpoint. New…