Press Releases

HARRISBURG, Pa. – Transportation Security Administration officers at Harrisburg International Airport have stopped two men from bringing guns onto airplanes within the last three days. It marked the third and fourth guns caught at the checkpoint so…

PITTSBURGH —  Do you have a star on your Pennsylvania driver’s license? If not, there’s still time to get your REAL ID-compliant driver’s license with that star on it. But it’s better to get it sooner, rather than later. Pennsylvania residents…

SYRACUSE, NY – A Seneca County, New York, man was stopped after Transportation Security Administration officers at Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) detected a .40 caliber handgun loaded with six bullets in his carry-on bag yesterday,…

NORFOLK, Va. – A South Carolina man was cited on state weapons charges by police at Norfolk International Airport on Sunday, September 22, after a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer found a loaded handgun in the traveler’s carry-on…

HUNTINGTON, WV – A Lincoln County, West Virginia, man was cited by police after he was caught by Transportation Security Administration officers at Huntington Tri-State Airport (HTS) with a loaded gun in his carry-on bag on Sunday, September 22. The…

BALTIMORE —  The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is piloting a new means of enrolling travelers into the TSA Pre✓® program at Baltimore Washington International-Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI). The program…

WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today recognized two northern Virginia organizations for their work to help the agency ensure fair and lawful treatment of all passengers during the agency’s 17th Annual Disability and…

WORCESTER, Mass. – A Winchendon, Massachusetts woman was stopped by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers on Wednesday, September 18, with a loaded firearm in her carry-on bag at Worcester Regional Airport (ORH).The TSA officer…

JANESVILLE - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will open a temporary TSA Pre✓® enrollment center at Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport (JVL) from Monday, Sept. 30 through Friday, Oct. 4, 2019. The application center will be located…

NANTUCKET, Ma. – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is holding a one-day “fast track” recruitment event on Saturday, September 28, 2019, to assist individuals interested in applying for a job as a TSA officer at Nantucket Memorial…

WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration announced today that its well known Instagram account reached one million followers after just six years of activity. Known for its images of bizarre, dangerous and prohibited items that people…

NANTUCKET, Ma. – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is holding a one-day “fast track” recruitment event on Saturday, September 28, 2019, to assist individuals interested in applying for a job as a TSA officer at Nantucket Memorial…

Juneau International Airport (JNU) Lead Transportation Security Officer Brenda Irizarry jumped into action to come to the aid of a passenger in distress.A passenger came to the checkpoint from the departure lounge and told supervisor Jessie Ashton…

DUBUQUE –The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will open a temporary TSA Pre✓® enrollment center at the Dubuque Regional Airport (DBQ) from Monday, October 21 – Friday, October 25. The temporary enrollment center will be located at…

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) reminded local residents that they can come to Idaho Falls Regional Airport next week to enroll in TSA Pre✓® when the airport hosts a TSA Pre✓® enrollment center for five days…

WACO & KILLEEN -- The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the Texas Department of Public Safety are reminding Texas residents that starting Oct. 1, 2020, travelers will need a REAL ID-compliant form of identification to board a…

AUSTIN - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the Texas Department of Public Safety today held a press conference at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to remind Texas residents that starting Oct. 1, 2020, travelers will…

BISMARCK, North Dakota – In the past week, officers with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) have discovered two loaded firearms in the carry-on luggage of travelers departing two North Dakota airports during routine screening in the…

OMAHA --A temporary TSA Pre✓® application center will be open at Eppley Airfield (OMA) from Monday, Sept. 30 to Friday, Oct. 4. The application center will be located in the Conference Center within the terminal at OMA. Passengers do not need…

BISMARCK, North Dakota - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today reminded North Dakota residents that starting Oct. 1, 2020, travelers will need a REAL ID-compliant form of identification to board a commercial flight. To determine if…

NEW YORK – A man was arrested at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) on Monday, September 9, when Transportation Security Administration officers found a gun among his carry-on items at one of the airport checkpoints. The .40 caliber handgun…

RICHMOND, Va. – A Missouri, man was cited on state weapons charges by police at Richmond International Airport on Sunday, September 8, after a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer found a loaded handgun in the traveler’s carry-on bag…

PLATTSURGH, N.Y. – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is holding a one-day recruitment event on Tuesday, September 10, to assist individuals applying for a job as a Transportation Security Officer (TSO) with TSA to work at either…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Transportation Security Administration discovered a loaded firearm at the Nashville International Airport (BNA) checkpoint this morning.  At approximately 9:15 a.m., a loaded Glock 9mm handgun was detected in a passenger…

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) reminded local residents that they can come to Sioux Falls Regional Airport to enroll in TSA Pre✓® next week when the airport hosts a TSA Pre✓® enrollment center for five…