Press Releases

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers caught an Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, man with a 9mm handgun loaded with two bullets at the Pittsburgh International Airport security checkpoint yesterday, Monday, Oct. 26.…

DES MOINES, Iowa –Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers caught a Des Moines resident with a .380 caliber handgun loaded with four bullets, including one in the chamber, in his carry-on duffle bag at Des Moines International Airport…

DALLAS - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Administrator David Pekoske was in Dallas today to meet with the local TSA workforce and hosted a town hall meeting broadcast to agency employees nationwide. “The TSA checkpoint today looks…

AVOCA, Pa. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped a woman from bringing a handgun onto an airplane at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport on Sunday, Oct. 25. The woman, a resident of Tennessee, was caught with an…

RICHMOND, Va. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers caught the 16th gun of the year at a Richmond International Airport security checkpoint on Sunday, Oct. 25, surpassing the number of firearms detected in 2019 with a little more…

NORFOLK, Va.—Transportation Security Administration officers at Norfolk International Airport stopped a gun from getting through the checkpoint on Thursday, Oct. 22, the third gun caught at the airport checkpoint so far this month. On Thursday, TSA…

BAYONNE, N.J. — While visiting various regional transportation hubs earlier this week as part of his official duties, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Deputy Administrator Michael T. Miklos stopped by the New Jersey Department of Motor…

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Transportation Security Administration officers caught a traveler with a .380 caliber handgun loaded with six bullets at Pittsburgh International Airport this morning, Friday, Oct. 23.  A TSA officer spotted the handgun on…

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - The Transportation Security Administration discovered a loaded firearm at a Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA) checkpoint Thursday.  At approximately 3 p.m., a Smith & Wesson .40 caliber handgun with a loaded…

WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced today that Executive Assistant Administrator Kimberly Walton was named as a 2020 recipient of the prestigious …

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, Oct. 26 through Friday, Oct. 30. The…

FLINT, MI — A state-of-the-art advanced technology computed tomography scanner (CT) that provides 3-D imaging has been installed and is in use at the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) baggage screening area at Bishop International…

PITTSBURGH, Pa. —  A new 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 (TSA) checkpoint at Pittsburgh…

CLEVELAND – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped a man from carrying a loaded 9mm handgun onto an airplane at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) Tuesday. At approximately 10:30 a.m., a TSA officer detected the…

NEW YORK - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is in the process of installing new acrylic barriers at security checkpoints throughout John F. Kennedy International Airport as part of the agency’s ongoing efforts to implement…

CHICAGO – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped a man from carrying a loaded 9mm handgun onto an airplane at Midway International Airport (MDW) on Monday. At approximately 8 a.m., a TSA officer detected the gun in the local…

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. —  The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has installed new technology at the security checkpoint at Atlantic City International Airport that confirms the validity of a traveler’s identification and confirms their…

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced that residents of the Sioux Falls area can make an appointment now to enroll in TSA PreCheck® at Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD) Monday, November 9…

WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screened over 1 million passengers Sunday, representing the highest number of passengers screened at TSA checkpoints since March 17, 2020. In addition to screening one million passengers…

NEWARK, N.J. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers caught a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, man with a .40 caliber handgun loaded with seven bullets in Terminal C at Newark Liberty International Airport on Saturday, Oct. 17. TSA…

LYNCHBURG, Va.–Residents of the southwestern region of Virginia will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s popular TSA PreCheck™ application program inside Lynchburg Regional Airport from Nov. 9 to 13, where…

PHILADELPHIA – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers detected a 9mm handgun loaded with eight bullets at a security checkpoint at Philadelphia International Airport on Thursday, Oct. 15. It marked the 21st gun that TSA officers…

LINTHICUM, Md. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) caught a Gwinn Oak, Maryland, man with two knives and a .38 caliber revolver loaded with five bullets at the…

BOSTON – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has completed installation of new acrylic barriers at security checkpoints throughout Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) in the agency’s ongoing efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-…

WASHINGTON—Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Administrator David Pekoske was at the TSA Transportation Security Operations Center (TSOC) on Tuesday, Oct. 13, to meet with the local TSA workforce and conduct one of his regular virtual town…