How can a federal transportation security officer’s thought process influence baggage screening decisions? The Transportation Security Administration and Sandia Research Laboratories are investigating the impacts on threat detection when officers are asked to switch between TSA Pre-Check and standard passenger lanes.
Could a hacker manipulate an airport x-ray machine into masking weapons or contraband in carry-on luggage? According to security researchers Billy Rios and Terry McCorkle, the answer is yes.
The Transportation Security Administration could save $17.5 million over five years if the agency had less-expensive workers conducting internal investigations, agency officials told the House’s Homeland Security subcommittee on transportation security Tuesday.
Just minutes before a gunman opened fire in Los Angeles International Airport last fall, killing a TSA security screener and wounding three other people, the two armed security officers assigned to the area left for breaks without informing a dispatcher as required, The Associated Press reports.
The Transportation Security Administration recently issued a solicitation for “Credential Authentication Technology” (CAT) which would ensure that only legitimate airport personnel, airline crews, non-traveling passengers using a gate pass, law enforcement officers and Federal Air Marshals can be granted access to sterile airport areas.
A gunman opened fire at a security checkpoint this morning at Los Angeles International Airport, and one TSA agent has been reported dead. The gunman was shot and wounded.
Can you bring a toy lightsaber on a plane? Ask the TSA app! The updated MyTSA app includes a search function, which can tell travelers whether or not an item is allowed on aircraft.
TSA's VIPR squads have been patrolling railway stations, sporting events, rodeos, highway weigh stations and more, but not all parties are pleased about the group's expansion.