Press Releases
October 30, 2024 | Local Press Release
SEATTLE - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced today that TSA officers at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) have intercepted the 100th firearm of the year in carry-on luggage during routine X-ray screening. Hours…
October 29, 2024 | Local Press Release
PHILADELPHIA – A Christiana, Pa., man was cited by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Philadelphia International Airport intercepted a handgun at one of the security checkpoints on Sunday, October 27. The 9mm…
October 29, 2024 | Local Press Release
NORFOLK, Va. – A Virginia Beach, Va., man was arrested by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Norfolk International Airport intercepted his 9mm handgun at the airport security checkpoint on Sunday, October 27.…
October 25, 2024 | Local Press Release
PHILADELPHIA – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Philadelphia International Airport intercepted a handgun at one of the security checkpoints on Thursday, October 24. The 9mm handgun was not loaded, however it was packed…
October 25, 2024 | Local Press Release
ARLINGTON, Va. – An Arkansas woman was cited by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport intercepted a firearm among her carry-on items at one of the airport checkpoints on…
October 24, 2024 | National Press Release
WASHINGTON — Consistent with the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) efforts to enhance the passenger experience, TSA published a final rule in the …
October 23, 2024 | Local Press Release
BOISE, Idaho – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today announced that TSA officers at Boise Airport (BOI) have discovered 43 firearms in carry-on luggage in 2024. This breaks the record set in 2023 when TSA officers discovered 42…
October 23, 2024 | Local Press Release
CHARLOTTE – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped a man from carrying a loaded firearm onto an airplane at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) on Tuesday, October 22. This was the 100th firearm detection by TSA…
October 22, 2024 | National Press Release
WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is pleased to announce that it was named Innovator of the Year in Forbes Travel Guide’s inaugural Verified Air Travel Awards for the implementation of facial recognition technology at U.S…
October 21, 2024 | Local Press Release
TSA officers stopped a North Carolina man at the Norfolk International Airport checkpoint on October 17, with this 9mm firearm that was loaded with 10 bullets among his carry-on items. (TSA photo)
NORFOLK, Va. – Transportation Security…
October 18, 2024 | Local Press Release
MANCHESTER, N.H. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped a male passenger from carrying a firearm onto an airplane at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT) on Wednesday, October 16. This was the second firearm detection…
October 18, 2024 | Local Press Release
New Orleans — With the busy holiday season starting next month and the Super Bowl in February, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the Louis Armstrong International Airport (MSY) are preparing for high passenger volumes with…
October 17, 2024 | Local Press Release
ANCHORAGE - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is beginning to use the latest generation of identity verification technology at the security checkpoints at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC). Travelers departing ANC can…
October 17, 2024 | Local Press Release
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — New technology that confirms the validity of a traveler’s identification (ID) and confirms their flight information in real time is now in use at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) security checkpoint at West…
October 17, 2024 | Local Press Release
NEWARK, N.J. – A Mississippi man was arrested by police on Wednesday, October 16, after Transportation Security Administration officers at Newark Liberty International Airport intercepted disassembled gun parts artfully concealed in a boot and…
October 16, 2024 | Local Press Release
SEATTLE – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is beginning to use the latest generation of identity verification technology at the security checkpoints at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA). Travelers departing SEA can expect to…
October 16, 2024 | National Press Release
WASHINGTON – On October 15, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) held an awards ceremony hosted at DHS headquarters located at St. Elizabeths campus in Southeast Washington, D.C. where 350 employees received a Secretary’s Award in…
October 15, 2024 | Local Press Release
STATE COLLEGE, Pa.– Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at State College Regional Airport intercepted a handgun at the security checkpoint early this morning, October 15. The .357 caliber firearm was loaded with five bullets.The…
October 15, 2024 | Local Press Release
PITTSBURGH –Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Pittsburgh International Airport intercepted handgun at the main security checkpoint on Monday, October 14. The .38 caliber firearm, which was loaded, was detected inside the man’s…
October 15, 2024 | Local Press Release
PORTLAND, Oregon - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is now using the latest generation of identity verification technology at the security checkpoints at Portland International Airport (PDX). Travelers departing PDX can expect to see…
October 11, 2024 | Local Press Release
PHILADELPHIA – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Philadelphia International Airport intercepted a handgun at one of the security checkpoints on Thursday, October 10. The 9mm handgun was loaded and had 17 bullets in the…
October 10, 2024 | Local Press Release
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. – New technology that confirms the validity of a traveler’s identification (ID) as well as their flight information in real time is now in use at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) security main checkpoint at…
October 9, 2024 | Local Press Release
The monthly calendar has flipped to October and the fall colors are everywhere you look—fall festivals, fall farmer’s markets and fall leaves on the trees. At Transportation Security Administration checkpoints, TSA officers see colors all year long…
October 9, 2024 | Local Press Release
Before heading to the airport passengers are reminded to learn the rules for traveling with a firearm. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers across Alabama have already intercepted 98 firearms at the security checkpoints so far this…
October 8, 2024 | Local Press Release
ARLINGTON, Va. – A Virginia man was cited by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport intercepted him with a firearm and 43 bullets at a security checkpoint yesterday (October 7…
