Press Releases

INDIANAPOLIS – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recognizes the agency’s highest performers and the most effective teams of 2020. The TSA’s 2020 Canine Handler of the year was selected from the Indianapolis International Airport (IND).…

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has recognized the TSA team in Miami with its top agency honor, naming Miami International Airport as Airport of the Year for 2020.  This is the second time that Miami International has received…

CHICAGO – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recognizes the agency’s highest performers and the most effective teams of 2020. TSA selected three Illinois area employees as the best in their fields for the year. Due to the current…

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has begun using a state-of-the-art computed tomography (CT) scanner in the security checkpoint at Huntsville International Airport (HSV). “The technology reduces the number of bags that need to be…

BISMARCK, North Dakota - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today announced that Shane Langerud, an explosive specialist with the agency, has been selected as the 2020 Transportation Security Specialist for Explosives (TSSE) of the…

PORTLAND, Oregon - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has announced that two Oregon employees and an Oregon airport have received top agency honors for excellence while carrying out the security mission in 2020. Recognized as the…

POCATELLO, Idaho – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today announced that Kimberlee Green, a TSA officer (TSO) at Pocatello Regional Airport, has been selected as national TSO of the Year. This award recognizes integrity and…

HOUSTON, TEXAS —  The Transportation Security Administration has named George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), in Houston, as its 2020 Airport of the Year.   “The TSA team in Houston consists of more than 1100 employees from frontline…

DALLAS, TEXAS – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recognized the agency’s highest performers and teams of 2020 during its annual awards ceremony. The national awards recognize teams and individuals who maintain the highest standards…

BUFFALO, N.Y. - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has installed new acrylic barriers at security checkpoints throughout Buffalo Niagara International Airport as part of the agency’s ongoing efforts to implement initiatives to help…

BOISE, Idaho - As the holiday travel period approaches, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) provided an overview of new technology and modified procedures that are in place at Boise Airport (BOI). TSA is using Credential…

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – 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, Dec. 14 through Friday, Dec. 18.…

WASHINGTON– The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) team at LaGuardia Airport was awarded the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Award for Pandemic Heroism. The honor, which was announced today by DHS, was awarded to the TSA security…

INDIANAPOLIS – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped a man from carrying a loaded .40 caliber handgun with 16 bullets onto an airplane at Indianapolis International Airport (IND) Tuesday. At approximately 2:15 p.m., a TSA…

PORTLAND, ME – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has completed installation of new acrylic barriers at security checkpoints at Portland International Jetport (PWM) in the agency’s ongoing efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19. A…

SOUTH BEND, Ind. —  The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at South Bend International Airport (SBN) is now using new technology in the security checkpoint that confirms the validity of a traveler’s identification and confirms their…

NORFOLK, Va. – The Transportation Security Administration team at Norfolk International Airport has taken “little acts of kindness” to an entirely new level. The TSA workforce at the airport has been collecting non-perishable food since July and…

WASHINGTON -  If you’re planning to travel by air during the holiday season, here are some steps that you can take right now to help ensure that you avoid Santa’s “Naughty” list when you get to a Transportation Security Administration (TSA)…

DULLES, Va. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Washington Dulles International Airport stopped a California man from bringing a 9mm handgun loaded with 11 bullets, including one in the chamber onto an airplane on Friday, Dec…

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped a man from carrying a loaded .380 caliber handgun with 8 bullets onto an airplane at John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) Saturday, Dec. 5. At approximately 1…

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – The security team at Atlantic City International Airport made a huge donation to the Atlantic City Rescue Mission to include blankets, comfort care packets and 10,000 pairs of socks. One of the security officers of VMD, which…

WASHINGTON – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) detected a .380 handgun loaded with six bullets in a carry-on bag of a Tennessee man early this morning, Thursday, Dec. 3. The gun…

WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) reported screening more than 1 million airline passengers on four individual days during the Thanksgiving holiday travel period, which began Friday, November 20 and ended Sunday, November…

MOLINE, Ill. —  A state-of-the-art advanced technology computed tomography checkpoint scanner (CT) that provide 3-D imaging has been installed and is in use at the Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at Quad City International…

DES MOINES, Iowa –Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers caught an Oklahoma resident with a .380 caliber handgun loaded with six bullets, plus an additional 13 bullets in his carry-on bag at Des Moines International Airport on Nov.…