Press Releases

July 6, 2020 | Local Press Release
BOSTON – A Hancock, Maine woman who was escorting her daughter to her gate was stopped by a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer on Thursday, July 2, with a firearm in her handbag at Boston Logan International Airport. TSA officials…
July 2, 2020 | Local Press Release
PORTLAND, Maine – What started with one employee sharing a recipe with colleagues during the COVID-19 pandemic is now a cookbook, featuring recipes from Transportation Security Administration (TSA) coworkers throughout Maine. The…
July 1, 2020 | Local Press Release
RICHMOND –  The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has announced the agency’s new “Stay Healthy. Stay Secure.” campaign in advance of the Independence Day holiday weekend. The campaign focuses on airport checkpoint modifications to…
July 1, 2020 | Local Press Release
OMAHA, Neb.  –  “Stay Healthy. Stay Secure.” is the Transportation Administration’s new campaign that focuses on airport checkpoint modifications to help contain the spread of COVID-19, comply with CDC guidelines and support healthy and…
July 1, 2020 | Local Press Release
ALBANY –  With the Independence Day holiday approaching, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has announced the agency’s new “Stay Healthy. Stay Secure” campaign. The campaign focuses on airport checkpoint modifications to help…
July 1, 2020 | Local Press Release
PHILADELPHIA –  Days before the start of the Independence Day holiday weekend, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has announced the agency’s new “Stay Healthy. Stay Secure.” campaign. The campaign focuses on airport checkpoint…
July 1, 2020 | Local Press Release
MILWAUKEE  –  The Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) new “Stay Healthy. Stay Secure.” campaign has launched in advance of the Independence Day holiday weekend. The campaign focuses on airport checkpoint modifications to help…
July 1, 2020 | Local Press Release
PITTSBURGH –  As the calendar turns to July and the Independence Day holiday weekend is just a few days away, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has announced the agency’s new “Stay Healthy. Stay Secure.” campaign. The campaign…
July 1, 2020 | Local Press Release
CHARLOTTE, NC – With the holiday weekend approaching, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is providing travel tips and a description of changes made to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Over the past several weeks, TSA has…
July 1, 2020 | Local Press Release
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – An Illinois man was stopped by Transportation Security Administration officers at the Eastern Iowa Airport on Tuesday, June 30, when they detected a .380 caliber handgun loaded with six bullets in his backpack.   TSA…
July 1, 2020 | Local Press Release
WASHINGTON –  As the summer travel season hits full stride and with the July 4th holiday just days away, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has announced the agency’s new “Stay Healthy. Stay Secure.” campaign, which focuses on…
July 1, 2020 | Local Press Release
DES MOINES, Iowa  –  The Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) new “Stay Healthy. Stay Secure.” campaign has launched in advance of the Independence Day holiday weekend. The campaign focuses on airport checkpoint modifications to…
July 1, 2020 | Local Press Release
CHARLESTON, W.Va. –  The Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) new “Stay Healthy. Stay Secure.” campaign has just launched in advance of the Independence Day holiday weekend. The campaign focuses on airport checkpoint modifications to…
July 1, 2020 | Local Press Release
NEW YORK –  The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has announced the agency’s new “Stay Healthy. Stay Secure” campaign just days before the Independence Day holiday weekend. The campaign focuses on airport checkpoint modifications to…
June 29, 2020 | Local Press Release
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Barbour County, West Virginia, man was stopped by Transportation Security Administration officers at Yeager Airport on Sunday, June 28, when they detected a .40 caliber handgun loaded with 13 bullets, including one in the…
June 29, 2020 | Local Press Release
PHILADELPHIA – Residents of the Philadelphia area will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s popular TSA PreCheck™ Application Program inside Philadelphia International Airport from July 20 to 24, where officials will…
June 29, 2020 | Local Press Release
RALEIGH DURHAM, NC – With the holiday weekend approaching, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is providing travel tips and a description of changes made to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Over the past several weeks, TSA has…
June 29, 2020 | Local Press Release
NORFOLK, Va.—A Norfolk, Va., man was cited by airport police after a Transportation Security Administration officer caught him with a .45 caliber handgun in his carry-on bag at Norfolk International Airport on Saturday, June 27.    The…
June 29, 2020 | Local Press Release
BURBANK, Calif. - Officers with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Hollywood Burbank Airport detected a loaded firearm in a carry-on bag Sunday afternoon during the routine X-ray screening at the security checkpoint. The weapon, a…
June 26, 2020 | Local Press Release
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – A Georgia man was stopped by Transportation Security Administration officers when they spotted a .40 caliber handgun loaded with 12 bullets in his carry-on bag at University Park Airport on Thursday, June 25th.  When the…
June 26, 2020 | Local Press Release
DES MOINES, Iowa – A Dallas County, Iowa,  man was stopped by Transportation Security Administration officers when they spotted a .380 caliber handgun loaded with seven bullets including one in the chamber in his carry-on bag at Des Moines…
June 26, 2020 | Local Press Release
SEATTLE - Officers with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport have detected three loaded firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage since Thursday during the routine X-ray screening at the security…
June 23, 2020 | Local Press Release
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) discovered one loaded and one unloaded firearm at John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) checkpoints today.  At 5:30 a.m., a loaded Kimber Micro 9mm handgun was…
June 23, 2020
WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) published an outline of key objectives to continuously improve security and safeguard the nation’s transportation systems. TSA Administrator David Pekoske presented his new objectives…