Press Releases

RICHMOND, Va. – A Richmond, Virginia, woman was cited by police at Richmond International Airport on Tuesday, February 26 after a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer found a loaded handgun in the traveler’s carry-on bag.The 9 mm…

The number of firearms caught by Transportation Security Administration officers at checkpoints at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) have increased at an alarming rate this year as TSA officers caught the seventh gun of the year…

HONOLULU – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is holding two events in the next week to recruit and hire officers to work at Kona international Airport (KOA) and Lihue Airport (LIH). The first event will be held Saturday, March 2,…

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The Transportation Security Administration has several explosive detection canine teams working at Philadelphia International Airport, serving as a key asset used to enhance airport security and keep passengers safe and secure…

DULLES, Va. – A Texas man was caught with a loaded gun at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) Saturday, Feb. 23 after a Transportation Security Administration officer spotted it in the man’s carry-on bag at one of the airport…

BOSTON – A New Hampshire resident was arrested by police after Transportation Security Administration officers stopped him from bringing a loaded semi-automatic handgun onto an airplane at Boston Logan International Airport earlier today, Monday,…

BOSTON– The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is holding a one-day, “fast track” hiring event Saturday, March 9, to recruit full-time and part-time TSA officers to work at Boston Logan International Airport (BOS). TSA is looking to hire…

RICHMOND, Va.– A Hanover County, Virginia, woman was cited by police at Richmond International Airport on Friday, February 22nd after a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer found a loaded handgun in the traveler’s carry-on bag.The 9…

WASHINGTON – The number of firearms caught by Transportation Security Administration officers at checkpoints at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) have increased significantly this year. TSA officers caught the sixth gun of the year…

Expedited screening now available through 65 air carriersWASHINGTON — The Transportation Security Administration announced today the expansion of its TSA Pre✓® expedited screening program to nine additional domestic and international carriers.…

PHILADELPHIA – Residents of the Philadelphia area will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s popular TSA Pre✓® application program inside Philadelphia International Airport from March 25th to 29th, where officials…

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.– The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is holding a recruitment event Friday, March 1, to recruit part-time TSA officers to work at the Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport (CHO). The goal is to have many of the new…

PITTSBURGH – A Venango County, Pennsylvania, man was stopped by Transportation Security Administration officers at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) yesterday, Feb. 20, when they detected a loaded handgun in the man’s carry-on bag.The…

LINTHICUM, Md. – The number of firearms caught by Transportation Security Administration officers at checkpoints at Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) have soared this year. TSA officers caught the eighth gun of the…

KAHULUI, Hawaii - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is holding a one-day recruitment and hiring event Saturday, Feb. 23, on Maui to recruit full- and part-time Transportation Security Officers to work at Kahului Airport (OGG).…

NEWARK, N.J. – Transportation Security Administration officers at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) caught two loaded handguns at the Terminal C checkpoint just hours apart on Monday, February 18, resulting in two arrests.Monday morning,…

PULLMAN, Wash. - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today announced that for the first time ever, TSA Pre✓® enrollment will be offered in the Pullman, Wash. – Moscow, Idaho area. The enrollment center will be open for five days…

HONOLULU – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is holding a one-day recruitment and hiring event Thursday, Feb. 21, in Honolulu to recruit full- and part-time Transportation Security Officers to work at Daniel K. Inouye International…

SEATTLE – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is holding a one-day recruitment and hiring event Saturday, Feb. 23, to recruit full-time and part-time transportation security officers (TSOs) to work at Seattle-Tacoma International…

ROCHESTER, Minn. - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today reminded travelers that a temporary TSA Pre✓® enrollment center will be open for two weeks in the Rochester, Minn., area in late February and early March. People interested in…

Here are five things that travelers can do to improve their Transportation Security Administration experience when they are flying this year.Enroll in TSA Pre✓®. You’ve heard it before, but if you haven’t yet taken the leap, go online, make an…

WASHINGTON, D.C. —  Newark Liberty International Airport and LaGuardia Airport each made it into the Transportation Security Administration’s list of Top 10 List of most unusual items found at checkpoints in 2018. TSA released the list in an on…

BOSTON – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is holding a one-day, “fast track” hiring event on Saturday, February 16, to recruit full- and part-time TSA officers to work at Boston Logan International Airport (BOS). TSA is looking to…

LINTHICUM, Md. – A Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, man was arrested yesterday, February 7, after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) stopped him from bringing a loaded…

ALBANY, N.Y. -  Transportation Security Administration officers in Upstate New York stopped 14 handguns at checkpoints in 2018, a slight decrease from the 16 that were caught in 2017. Only Buffalo Niagara International Airport saw an increase…