Press Releases

BOSTON – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) saw an increase in passenger volume in New England during the end-of-year holiday travel period. TSA officers screened more than 470,000 people at New England’s six largest airports from Dec…

WASHINGTON – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) detected their first gun of the year on the very first day of 2021. TSA officers caught a 9mm handgun and a magazine with eight…

WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) reported the final daily figure of estimated travel volume for calendar year 2020, closing a year that tested the agency’s ability to innovate and quickly implement modifications across…

RICHMOND, Va. – Transportation Security Administration officers at Richmond International Airport caught a woman with a loaded gun on the last day of 2020 to end the year with 22 guns caught at the airport checkpoints, the highest number of guns…

Passengers:  remember to unpack before you repack for a flight and know where your gun is.  And where that is must not be in your carry-on bag! Many travelers have driven instead of flying to locations in recent months and they may have…

NEW YORK –  A man fled John F. Kennedy International Airport after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers caught a 9 mm handgun loaded with seven bullets in his carry-on bag on Monday, Dec. 28. As the man’s carry-on bag was…

AVOCA, Pa. - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has installed new acrylic shields at the security checkpoint at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport as part of the agency’s ongoing efforts to implement initiatives to help…

LINTHICUM, Md. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) caught a man with a .357 caliber handgun loaded with five bullets at the checkpoint on Tuesday, Dec. 29. A…

SIOUX CITY, Iowa - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has installed a new acrylic shield at the security checkpoint at Sioux Gateway Airport as part of the agency’s ongoing efforts to implement initiatives to help prevent the spread of…

San Juan, Puerto Rico – New technology and diligent TSA employees at Luis Munoz Marin International Airport led to the arrest of three and the deportation of three others recently.  TSA officers in San Juan used the new Credential…

NORFOLK, Va.—Transportation Security Administration officers at Norfolk International Airport stopped a gun from getting through the checkpoint on Saturday, Dec. 26. The 9mm handgun was loaded with 14 bullets. An additional loose bullet was also…

Need a last minute holiday gift?  Give the joy of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) PreCheck®   program to your favorite traveler….. and to yourself! Here are seven tips for traveling happy this holiday season: …

WARWICK, R.I.  – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has completed installation of new acrylic barriers at security checkpoints at T.F. Green International Airport in the agency’s ongoing efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19…

WASHINGTON – A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) explosives detection canine who will soon work at Washington Dulles International Airport is featured in the new 2021 TSA free…

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has installed new acrylic shields at the security checkpoint at North Central West Virginia Airport as part of the agency’s ongoing efforts to implement initiatives to help prevent…

Need a last minute holiday gift?  Give the joy of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) PreCheck®   program to your favorite traveler….. and to yourself! Here are seven tips for traveling happy this holiday season: …

WASHINGTON – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) detected a 9mm handgun loaded with nine bullets, including one in the chamber, in a carry-on bag of an Alexandria, Virginia,…

WASHINGTON – Each year, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) issues an annual calendar to honor its explosives detection canines from across the country. For the first time ever, TSA is making the 2021…

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

SYRACUSE, N.Y. —  A state-of-the-art advanced technology computed tomography checkpoint scanner (CT) that provides 3-D imaging has been installed and is in use at the Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at Syracuse Hancock…

CASPER, Wyoming - Employees with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in Wyoming pooled their efforts to make the 2020 holiday season brighter for a local family who had suffered losses and experienced challenges during the ongoing…

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – A Henry County, Iowa, man was stopped by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at the Eastern Iowa Airport on Friday, Dec. 18, when they detected a .40 caliber handgun loaded with 13 bullets including one in the…

RICHMOND, Va. – Transportation Security Administration officers detected a .40 caliber handgun loaded with 11 bullets among a Henrico County, Virginia, man’s belongings as they entered the security checkpoint X-ray machine at Richmond International…

HARTFORD, Conn. – The number of passengers flying through Bradley International Airport this holiday season won’t reach  2019 holiday travel numbers, however passenger volume is expected to increase during the end-of-year holiday travel…

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has installed new acrylic shields at the security checkpoint at Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport as part of the agency’s ongoing efforts to implement initiatives to help…