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TSA’s PreCheck Flier Program Hits 500,000 Enrollment Mark

Just nine months after rolling out the PreCheck program for the public, the TSA said it hit the 500,000 mark for enrolled travelers.

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Lawsuit Alleges TSA Agents Unscrewed Urn, Spilled Mother’s Ashes In Cleveland...

A lawsuit filed by a man in Cleveland says that he packed his mother's remains in his suitcase to fly to Puerto Rico to spread her ashes there according to her wishes but found a very unpleasant...

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TSA Releases Travel Checklist

The TSA has released a travel checklist for all passengers traveling during the Christmas season.

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Woman’s Lost Luggage Found in Airport 20 Years Later

A Tucson woman received a phone call from the Transportation Security Administration at Tucson International Airport on Tuesday informing her that luggage she lost 20 years ago had been found.

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Pictures of TSA’s Attempts to Re-Wrap Christmas Gifts Go Viral

Travelers employed social media to post photos of their Christmas gifts not-so-delicately rewrapped by the Transportation Security Administration after they were inspected prior to commercial flights.

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TSA Finds Record Number of Firearms In Carry-On Bags

A record 2,212 firearms were discovered in travelers' carry-on bags at U.S. airports last year, according to 2014 statistics released today by the Department of Homeland Security.

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TSA Agent Describes Scene of Machete Attack

Authorities are praising TSA agent Carroll Richel, who put her life on the line to stop a man with a machete who went on a rampage in a New Orleans airport on Friday.

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Odd Items Discovered by Dulles TSA Agents

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) collects two tons of prohibited or illegal items at Dulles Airport every year, everything from exotic snakes to hidden swords.

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Undercover DHS Tests Find Security Failures at US Airports

An internal investigation of the Transportation Security Administration revealed security failures at dozens of the nation’s busiest airports, where undercover investigators were able to smuggle mock...

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How TSA Can Improve Airport Security Effectiveness

The U.S. Senate took a hard look at airport security after a damning report found that fake explosives, weapons and other banned items went unnoticed in 67 of 70 tests, while another report found that...

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New Video Shows TSA Groping Scandal at Denver Airport

Newly released video shows the alleged groping by a TSA screener that led to a scandal at Denver’s airport. The TSA fired two employees who were involved.

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Woman Says Apple Butter Led To $2K Fine From TSA

A West Michigan woman says she has been fighting with the federal Transportation Security Administration for years after she was fined $2,000 for trying to carry apple butter onto a flight.

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As Holiday Travel Approaches, TSA Has Reminder On What You Can’t Bring On Plane

With holiday travel season just a few months away, Transportation Security Administration officials are reminding fliers about what they can -- and can't -- carry onto an airplane.

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TSA to Use More Dogs in Airport Security

Thanks to their keen ability to sniff out trouble, dogs are in high-demand among law enforcement agencies charged with keeping the public safe especially in major transportation hubs.

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Viral Video Shows Just How Bad Airport Security Lines Have Gotten

A new video that recently went viral shows a line of staggering proportions at Chicago's Midway Airport.

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TSA Turns to Technology, Training to Improve Airport Screening

Near Washington, D.C., the Transportation Safety Administration has replicated an airport luggage screening operation -- complete with bag systems and lifelike dummies -- to experiment with ways to...

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The Scary Truth About TSA’s PreCheck Security Vulnerabilities

The author says that the PreCheck program, while it makes sense and sounds good, is actually fundamentally flawed and represents a security vulnerability within the TSA....

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Is Your State’s Driver’s License TSA Compliant?

Are you planning to travel soon? Be sure your state’s driver’s license will continue to get you past TSA security checkpoints. The agency has begun alerting travelers about an impending deadline for...

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TSA Chief Not Staying On For Trump’s Administration

TSA Administrator Peter Neffenger plans to leave his position on Inauguration Day. http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/peter-neffenger-transportation-chief-leaving-233606

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TSA Employees Arrested for Cocaine Smuggling

A dozen airport and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a massive cocaine smuggling operation in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Attorney’s...

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