Atlanta GA June 10 2020 Air travel isn’t sky high just yet, but it’s certainly on its back way up. In fact, this weekend was the busiest air travel has been since the coronavirus pandemic began. More than 400,000 people were screened by the Transportation Security Administration on Friday and Sunday. The TSA says it’s the […]
Washington DC May 28 2020 Will airport security soon have a self-checkout option? The idea is moving closer to reality, per a new solicitation from the Department of Homeland Security for self-screening systems at airport checkpoints. The request for information (RFI) to tech firms aims to “support a future vision for increasing aviation security effectiveness […]
Washington DC May 20 2020 The White House is moving forward with a plan to have the Transportation Security Administration administer temperature checks to air travelers despite concerns from lawmakers and the agency that it does not have the authority to conduct them. Those who have a recorded temperature of 100.4°F or higher be directed […]
National Press Release WASHINGTON DC May 11 2020 – TSA announced today that its employees must wear facial protection while at screening checkpoints. The decision to require TSA officers to wear facial protection will be implemented over the coming days. It is an additional measure to help minimize spread of COVID-19 and help raise the overall […]
CHICAGO IL May 9 2020 — A TSA officer at O’Hare Airport has died from COVID-19. The TSA said Andrew Meany died earlier this week after contracting the virus in April. Meany worked at O’Hare for 18 years and was one of the original officers to join the TSA after 9/11. TSA released the following statement […]
Cambria County, Pennsylvania May 7 2020 For one Transportation Security Administration (TSA) supervisor, it started with the free distribution of extra milk and expanded into cooking homemade holiday meals and then buying 250 pizzas for hungry youngsters who were closed out of school due to the coronavirus. When the governor of Pennsylvania announced that schools […]
Washington DC May 3 2020 The dogs that Transportation Security Administration agents use at some airports to screen passengers are cute — and that’s sometimes all they are, an audit of the canine program found. In a withering report, the Department of Homeland Security inspector general said Thursday that the dogs’ training is so outdated that […]
Newark NJ April 30 2020 A Transportation Security Administration officer at Newark Liberty International Airport has died of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of deaths at the agency to five, with 500 officers testing positive at airports nationwide. TSA said “with deep sorrow” Wednesday that Mark Barisonek, who spent 16 years with the agency, […]
Washington DC April 28 2020 By now you have surely seen the news that fewer people are traveling. Since March, we have been posting the daily figures online with a side-by-side comparison to last year’s statistics. Even still, every day, TSA officers continue to demonstrate an unwavering commitment to serve those who need to travel. With […]
NEW ORLEANS LA April 20 2020 The Transportation Security Administration said more than 26 employees at the Armstrong International Airport has test postive for COVID,-19. The last one of the TSA employees worked on April 7. Almost all of them – 25 – were screeners at the airport. New Orleans and Jefferson Parish have had more […]