Before boarding an international flight, the 23-year-old was arrested, and Port Authority officials discovered a 3,800-watt stun gun in his carry-on luggage.
The barcode on expedited screening system PreCheck's boarding passes is unencrypted, allowing tech-savvy travelers to decode which security screening they are subject to.
New TSA historian Michael Smith has worked for two years to compile artifacts and oral histories pertaining to the origin, history and mission of the Transportation Security Administration.
An internal report shows screeners at Newark Liberty International Airport are properly executing standard pat-downs of passengers only 16.7% of the time.
While most commonly associated with the aviation world, the checkpoint is now a major component of almost every security strategy. Whether it’s a major sporting event like the Olympics or the Super Bowl or a high-security facility like a government building or nuclear power facility, checkpoints have spread far-and-wide beyond the confines of the airport.