Press Releases

May 24, 2024 | Local Press Release
PITTSBURGH – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Pittsburgh International Airport intercepted their fifth gun so far this month when they stopped a Texas man from bringing his 9mm handgun through the security checkpoint…
May 23, 2024 | Local Press Release
SEATTLE - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared for high passenger volumes leading up to the Memorial Day weekend. TSA projects it will screen more than 365,000 departing travelers at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA…
May 23, 2024 | Local Press Release
SEATTLE - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared for high passenger volumes leading up to the Memorial Day weekend. TSA projects it will screen more than 365,000 departing travelers at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA…
May 23, 2024 | Local Press Release
HARTFORD, Conn. – Do you have a star on your Connecticut driver’s license? If not, there’s still time to get your REAL ID-compliant driver’s license with that star on it. But it’s better to get it sooner, rather than later. In less than one year,…
May 23, 2024 | Local Press Release
NEW ORLEANS –The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is now accepting Louisiana-issued mobile driver licenses (mDLs) at checkpoints with digital ID readers nationwide. Travelers who have downloaded the LA Wallet app to their smart phone…
May 22, 2024 | Local Press Release
PULLMAN, Washington - Officials with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today previewed the new security checkpoint in the new airport terminal at Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport (PUW). The checkpoint, which is located in the new…
May 22, 2024 | Local Press Release
RICHMOND, Va., -- As Memorial Day Weekend approaches, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared to handle an increase in the number of travelers who will be flying out of Richmond International Airport (RIC) and airports…
May 22, 2024 | Local Press Release
RALEIGH, N.C.— Memorial Day Weekend is approaching and that means the summer travel season is about to begin.  The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) is prepared to handle an increase in…
May 22, 2024 | Local Press Release
PITTSBURGH – A Butler County, Pa., man was arrested by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Pittsburgh International Airport intercepted a loaded firearm among the man’s carry-on items. The 9mm gun was loaded with 17…
May 22, 2024 | Local Press Release
NEW YORK – A Virginia man was arrested by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at John F. Kennedy International Airport detected a loaded firearm among the man’s carry-on items yesterday, May 21. It was the fourth…
May 21, 2024 | Local Press Release
SPOKANE, Washington - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared for high passenger volumes leading up to the Memorial Day weekend. TSA projects it will screen more than 34,000 departing travelers at Spokane International Airport (…
May 21, 2024 | Local Press Release
LINTHICUM, Md.--As Memorial Day Weekend approaches, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared to handle a slight increase in the number of travelers who will be flying out of Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall…
May 21, 2024 | Local Press Release
NEW YORK -- As Memorial Day Weekend approaches, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared to handle an increase in the number of travelers who will be flying out of JFK International and LaGuardia airports as well as and airports…
May 21, 2024 | Local Press Release
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- As Memorial Day Weekend approaches, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared to handle an increase in the number of travelers who will be flying out of West Virginia International Yeager Airport (CRW) and…
May 21, 2024 | Local Press Release
As Memorial Day Weekend approaches, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared to handle an increase in the number of travelers who will be flying out of Washington Dulles International Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National…
May 21, 2024 | Local Press Release
As Memorial Day Weekend approaches, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared to handle an increase in the number of travelers who will be flying out of Washington Dulles International Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National…
May 21, 2024 | Local Press Release
ALBANY--As Memorial Day Weekend approaches, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared to handle an increase in the number of travelers who will be flying out of the major airports in Upstate New York and airports nationwide. For…
May 21, 2024 | Local Press Release
ALBANY--As Memorial Day Weekend approaches, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared to handle an increase in the number of travelers who will be flying out of the major airports in Upstate New York and airports nationwide. For…
May 20, 2024 | Local Press Release
NEWARK, N.J.--As Memorial Day Weekend approaches, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared to handle an increase in the number of travelers who will be flying out of Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) and airports…
May 20, 2024 | Local Press Release
RICHMOND, Va. – A Spotsylvania, Va., woman was cited by police on Friday, May 17, after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Richmond International Airport intercepted a gun among the traveler’s carry-on items. The 9mm firearm…
May 20, 2024 | Local Press Release
PHILADELPHIA--As Memorial Day Weekend approaches, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared to handle an increase in the number of travelers who will be flying out of Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) and airports…
May 16, 2024 | National Press Release
WASHINGTON — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared for the highest passenger volumes the agency has seen at airport security checkpoints nationwide during this summer’s travel season, which begins Memorial Day weekend and runs…
May 16, 2024 | Local Press Release
CHARLOTTE -  Do you have a star on your North Carolina driver’s license? If not, there’s still time to get your REAL ID-compliant driver’s license with that star on it. But it’s better to get it sooner, rather than later. In less than one year…
May 16, 2024 | National Press Release
WASHINGTON — TSA has reached a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), which will take effect on May 24. The new agreement will provide benefits for all TSA bargaining unit employees…