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 The International Biometrics & Identification Association (IBIA) strongly questions the TSA's exclusive use of biographic data solutions in its prospective attempt to expand the PreCheck travel screening program.

United Airlines is launching a bug bounty program inviting researchers to report bugs in its websites, apps and online portals.

Maintenance of explosive detecting scanners and x-ray machines at the U.S. airport security checkpoints are not being managed properly.

For Chanda Litten, light rail in Sacramento is the way to get around although she was sometimes faced with characters who made her uneasy. “It’s really dark, and you see some undesirables,” she reported to a local TV station. “It doesn’t happen often, but when it does it can be very scary.” Norm Leong, the head of Regional Transit Police in Sacramento, California, plans to improve the system through use of more video and patrol coordination with local police.

President Barack Obama nominated Vice Adm. Peter Neffenger, the U.S. Coast Guard's second-in-command, to run the Transportation Security Administration. 

Americans on the United States' no-fly list will now be privy to information about why they have been banned from commercial flights.

General Directorate for Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Duba is introducing new biometric-based services, including an automated passport kiosk.

An Associated Press investigation found 268 instances in which people breached the perimeter of 31 of the nation's busiest airports between January 2004 and January 2015.

Arline passengers left behind nearly $675,000 in loose change last year.