Press Releases

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has installed new acrylic shields at the security checkpoint at Morgantown Municipal Airport as part of the agency’s continued efforts to implement initiatives to help prevent the…

TRAVERSE CITY, MI – Residents of the Traverse City area will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s TSA PreCheck® application program inside Cherry Capital Airport (TVC) from Monday, Feb. 8 through Friday, Feb. 12. The…

WATERTOWN, N.Y. – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has installed new acrylic shields at the security checkpoint at Watertown International Airport as part of the agency’s ongoing efforts to implement initiatives to help prevent the…

WILMINGTON, Del. – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is federalizing the Wilmington-New Castle Airport as Frontier Airlines plans to restart scheduled commercial service to and from Orlando International Airport beginning Feb. 11.…

INDIANAPOLIS —Transportation Security Administration officers at Indianapolis International Airport (IND) stopped two loaded handguns in separate and unrelated incidents on Wednesday, Jan. 27. TSA officers detected the first gun in the checkpoint X…

PITTSBURGH - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has installed new acrylic shields at the main security checkpoint and the alternative checkpoint at Pittsburgh International Airport as part of the agency’s ongoing efforts to implement…

MILWAUKEE — Transportation Security Administration officers at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (MKE) stopped a loaded handgun from getting through the checkpoint on Sunday, Jan. 31. When the TSA officer detected the gun in the checkpoint X…

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LOS ANGELES – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) has installed touchless, automated photo identification scanners at all of the airport's security screening checkpoints, making it the first…

HEBRON, Ky. - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Kentucky airports discovered a total of 58 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2020, a decrease of only 15 statewide over the number discovered in 2019. Each of the…

CHARLESTON, S.C. - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at South Carolina airports discovered a total of 41 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2020, a decrease of 22 statewide over the number discovered in 2019 and matching…

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Missouri airports discovered a total of 85 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2020, despite a dramatic reduction in the number of travelers departing these airports…

HARTFORD – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees assigned to Bradley International Airport (BDL) played a major role in supporting security measures for the Presidential Inauguration. In the days leading up to January 20, 16 TSA…

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) honored the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) with the prestigious Gold Standard Award virtually at a meeting of the transit agency’s Board of Directors on January 27th. TSA Tampa Federal…

MILWAUKEE —  A state-of-the-art advanced technology Computed Tomography (CT) checkpoint scanner that provides 3-D imaging and seven credential authentication technology (CAT) units have been installed and are in use at the Transportation…

 Florida airports are once again in the top airports in the country for flyers bringing guns to the TSA checkpoints in 2020: Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood and Orlando were in the top 10 and Tampa International came in at 11th place,  Miami…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at North Carolina airports discovered a total of 105 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2020, despite a dramatic reduction in the number of travelers departing these…

PHILADELPHIA – Twenty-four Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers from Philadelphia International Airport and four explosives detection canine teams played a vital role in supporting security measures for the 59th Presidential…

PORTLAND, Maine – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Portland Jetport and Bangor International Airport are now using new technology that confirms the validity of a traveler’s identification (ID). The three newly deployed…

WASHINGTON - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers detected twice as many firearms per million passengers screened at airport security checkpoints nationwide in 2020 compared to 2019, and at a significantly higher rate than any other…

DUBUQUE, Iowa - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has installed new acrylic shields at the main security checkpoint and the alternative checkpoint at Dubuque Regional Airport as part of the agency’s ongoing efforts to implement…

NEW YORK -- Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped 17 handguns at airport security checkpoints in the New York City region in 2020, a decrease from the 27 guns caught in 2019 at the area’s airports during a year where there…

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped 12 handguns at Iowa airport security checkpoints in 2020, a decrease from the 17 guns caught in 2019. However, during the same timeframe there was a dramatic drop of…

ATLANTA - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Georgia airports discovered a total of 231 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2020, despite a dramatic reduction in the number of travelers departing these airports due to…

WASHINGTON -- Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped 30 handguns at airport security checkpoints in the Baltimore/Washington region in 2020, a notable decrease from the 60 guns caught in 2019 at the area’s three airports…