Press Releases

WASHINGTON — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today announced the expansion of its TSA Pre✓® expedited screening program to include eligible customers of Swiss International Air Lines. Today’s…

CHARLESTON, WV. – A man was cited by police after a Transportation Security Administration officer at Yeager Airport (CRW) spotted a handgun in the man’s carry-on bag at the airport checkpoint on Wednesday, August 16.The man was stopped at the…

RICHMOND, Va. – A Richmond, Virginia, man was arrested at Richmond International Airport on Wednesday, August 15, after a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer found a loaded semi-automatic handgun in the traveler’s carry-on bag.The…

ARLINGTON, Va. –  For the third time within a short nine-day period, Transportation Security Administration officers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) caught a gun at one of the airport’s checkpoints. All three men who were…

LINTHICUM, Md. —  A new state-of-the-art advanced technology computed tomography checkpoint scanner (CT) that provides 3-D imaging is being tested at a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at Baltimore Washington International-…

NEWARK, N.J. —  When a family of five passed through the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) security checkpoint at Newark Liberty International Airport, it was more than just another busy summer day in Terminal B.TSA officer Joshua…

NEW YORK – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is partnering with the Port Authority of New York and New…

LOS ANGELES – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has partnered with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) to deploy a new advanced portable passenger screening technology that will help detect weapon and…

LINTHICUM, Md. – Transportation Security Administration officers at Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) stopped an Alexandria, Virginia, man with a loaded handgun at one of the airport’s checkpoints  Sunday,…

ARLINGTON, Va. – Two Virginia men were cited by airport police at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) last week after Transportation Security Administration officers spotted loaded handguns in each of the men’s carry-on bags.On Friday,…

DULLES, Va. —  A new state-of-the-art advanced technology computed tomography checkpoint scanner (CT) that provides 3-D imaging is being tested at a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at Washington Dulles International Airport (…

PITTSBURGH – A Washington County, Pennsylvania, man was stopped by Transportation Security Administration officers at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) Aug. 9 when they detected a loaded handgun in the man’s carry-on bag. The McMurray,…

For Immediate Release  Public Affairs  Contact: 571-227-2829  WASHINGTON – Contrary to recent media reports, TSA will not be eliminating passenger screening at any federalized U.S. airport. These media reports were based on…

DES MOINES, Iowa — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) discovered a loaded firearm early this morning at the security screening checkpoint at Des Moines International Airport (DSM).  This is the 10th firearm discovered at the DSM…

NORFOLK, Va.—A local resident was caught by the Transportation Security Administration with a loaded gun at a Norfolk International Airport checkpoint Saturday, August 4, marking the 15th firearm that TSA officers have caught at the airport so far…

PHILADELPHIA – Residents of the greater Philadelphia metropolitan area will be able to apply to the Transportation Security Administration’s popular TSA Pre✓® application program inside the Philadelphia International Airport during the week of…

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Transportation Security Administration discovered a loaded firearm at a John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) checkpoint this morning. At approximately 6:30 a.m., a loaded Bersa .380 caliber handgun was discovered…

For Immediate Release  Public Affairs  Contact: 571-227-2829  WASHINGTON – TSA’s top priority is to protect the nation’s transportation system. When securing the homeland, managing operations, assessing risks, measuring security…

WASHINGTON – 3-D printed firearms, like standard, realistic replica and novelty firearms, may be transported in checked baggage only in accordance with federal regulations. Travelers must comply with laws concerning possession of firearms as…

For Immediate Release  Public Affairs  Contact: 571-227-2829  WASHINGTON – There has been no decision to eliminate passenger screening at any federalized U.S. airport. TSA remains committed to its core mission to secure the Homeland…

WASHINGTON — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today announced its plan to test computed tomography scanners (CT), a state-of-the-art 3-D technology at select U.S. airport checkpoints. As the agency continues to raise the baseline for…

COLONIE, N.Y. – Travelers continue to show up at Upstate New York airport checkpoints with firearms and the Transportation Security Administration and the Albany County Sheriff’s Department want to remind travelers that there is a right way and a…

ALLENTOWN, Pa. – A Bucks County, Pennsylvania, man was stopped by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) yesterday, July 26, when they detected a loaded gun in the man’s carry-on bag. The…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Transportation Security Administration discovered a loaded firearm at the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) checkpoint July 26. At approximately 5 a.m., a loaded Model 9 .32 caliber handgun was…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Transportation Security Administration discovered a loaded firearm at the Nashville International Airport (BNA) checkpoint this morning.  At approximately 9 a.m., a loaded Springfield Armory .40 caliber handgun was…