Press Releases

WARWICK, R.I. – Social distancing didn’t stop the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) team at T.F. Green Airport from sending a little love to the rest of the airport community. With the number of passengers flying out of the airport down…

WASHINGTON, DC - Transportation Security Administration officers are following CDC advice and staying home when they are not working at the airport, and a few of them are making good use of their time by keeping busy sewing masks for family, friends…

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has stopped 115 guns so far this year across the state of Florida. One passenger recently came to a Ft. Lauderdale checkpoint with three guns in his carry-on.  During this stressful time in our…

WASHINGTON – The number of passengers flying is down due to the coronavirus, but Transportation Security Administration officers remain alert and yesterday they detected a 9 mm handgun loaded with eight bullets along with an additional clip with…

WASHINGTON, DC – Transportation Security Administration employees at Washington Dulles International Airport have established a food pantry to assist employees in the airport community who may have been laid off or seen their work hours cut due to…

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has stopped 17 guns so far this year at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS), including three in one day by three different diligent and dedicated officers.  During this stressful time in…

GREEN BAY, WI — Transportation Security Administration officers at Green Bay–Austin Straubel International Airport (GRB) are lending a helping hand to airport employees through a voluntary program they have dubbed “TSA Gives Back.”Airport employees…

WASHINGTON, DC - A federal TSA employee passed away after contracting COVID-19 on April 2, 2020. The passing of Francis “Frank” Boccabella III, a valued friend and colleague of the entire Transportation Security Administration family at Newark…

WASHINGTON —  The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has issued a new final rule that requires higher-risk surface transportation providers to provide  security training for certain employees. The rule affects certain railroads,…

BOSTON – Transportation Security Administration officers remain vigilant in their duties during this pandemic, and on Tuesday at Boston Logan International Airport, a TSA officer prevented a man from bringing a 9 mm caliber handgun loaded with five…

HAMBURG, Wis. —  Bobbi Birk-LaBarge is an animal lover who owns eight dogs so when she spotted a loose pig on the side of a country road nibbling at the gravel, she pulled over to take a closer look.Birk-LaBarge, a Lead Transportation Security…

PITTSBURGH –  Transportation Security Administration officers at Pittsburgh International Airport continue to remain vigilant during the COVID-19 pandemic and earlier this morning stopped a Connecticut woman from bringing a handgun on an…

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – The temporary TSA Pre✓® application center planned for late March at Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (EAU) has been cancelled. ###

NANTUCKET - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has postponed the “Express” recruitment event that had been scheduled for Saturday, March 28, to assist individuals interested in applying for vacancies at Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK…

ERIE, Pa. – Residents of the Erie area and northwestern Pennsylvania region will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s popular TSA Pre✓® application program inside Erie International Airport from April 6 to 10, where…

WASHINGTON – It proved to be a truly bad Friday the 13th for a Fairfax County, Virginia, man this morning when Transportation Security Administration officers detected a 9 mm handgun loaded with 10 bullets in his carry-on bag at Ronald Reagan…

NEWARK, N.J. – A New Jersey man was arrested by police after a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer caught him with a 9 mm handgun along with an additional magazine loaded with eight hollow-point bullets in his duffle bag at a…

SOUIX CITY, IOWA– A Nebraska woman was caught with a 9 mm handgun loaded with eight bullets including one in the chamber by a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer at Sioux Gateway Airport early this morning (March 11).The TSA officer…

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – Residents of the Chippewa Valley area will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s popular TSA Pre✓® program at Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (EAU) from March 23 to 27, where officials will host a…

PHILADELPHIA – A Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, man was cited by police after Transportation Security Administration officers at Philadelphia International Airport detected a 9 mm handgun in the man’s carry-on bag in addition to a magazine loaded…

WASHINGTON — The Transportation Security Administration today announced that the TSA PreCheck™ program has reached a milestone of 10 million members. TSA PreCheck, which opened its first enrollment center in December 2013, has…

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – A Salem, New Jersey, woman was caught with a .380 caliber handgun loaded with six bullets by a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer at Atlantic City International Airport on Friday, Feb. 28.The TSA officer…

WARWICK, RI –A Cranston, Rhode Island, man was stopped by Transportation Security Administration officers at T.F. Green International Airport (PVD) today after they caught him with a .45 caliber handgun loaded with nine bullets in his backpack at…

HARRISBURG, Pa. – Transportation Security Administration officers at Harrisburg International Airport prevented a Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, man from bringing a .380 caliber handgun loaded with six bullets onto an airplane yesterday, Feb. 26.…

NEW YORK – A Kentucky man became the first individual caught by the Transportation Security Administration with a firearm at a LaGuardia Airport checkpoint this year. He was stopped with a .380 caliber handgun loaded with seven bullets in his carry-…