Washington DC March 4 2019 More than a month after the longest government shutdown in US history ended, a significant number of Transportation Security Administration employees still have not received all of the back-pay they are owed. The delay has been caused in part due to an unusual move during the shutdown to pay a partial […]
Portland OR Feb 25 2019 Following one day of trial testimony, a federal judge on Friday morning threw out a case against a 30-year-old man accused of ducking past security officials at Portland International Airport. U.S. District Judge Marco Hernandez found there was no evidence that Badr Ziti, 30, ever entered the so-called “sterile area” of […]
San Francisco CA Feb 15 2019 During the partial government shutdown, screeners at two Silicon Valley airports, San Francisco and San Jose International, moved thousands of people through security checkpoints. Operations at the airports, 35 miles apart, looked similar – uniformed officers reminding people to take off their shoes and put their laptops in plastic […]
Chicago IL February 11 2019 On behalf of the Transportation Security Administration officers at the Chicago Rockford International Airport, I would like to publicly acknowledge the amazing outpouring of support by individuals, businesses, organizations and the traveling public during the partial government shutdown. Throughout this challenging time, we received verbal encouragement and tangible help from multiple […]
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. February 10 2019 The Kern County Sheriff’s Office said that a woman has been arrested after fighting with airport security officers. Deputies responded to assist security Thursday night after a report that a woman was being disorderly and began physically fighting security personnel. The woman was identified as 38-year-old Kristina Thorson. She has […]
Washington DC February 9 2019 The Transportation Security Administration announced that 4,239 guns were recovered at security checkpoints at 249 airports across the U.S. in 2018. Four Texas airports ranked in the top 10 of guns recovered at those checkpoints last year. TSA revealed the numbers in their review of 2018 that CBS News obtained early, […]
New York NY February 6 2019 Tired of the long TSA lines? Ever left the airport wondering when the next taxi would be available? There is now an online tool that can access real-time TSA and taxi wait times. If you’re traveling at John F. Kennedy International (JFK), Newark Liberty International (EWR), LaGuardia (LGA), and […]
SYRACUSE, N.Y. Jan 30 2019 — About 100 Central New York federal employees who went without a paycheck for more than a month were treated to more than 5,000 pounds of food and basic household supplies this weekend. The Greater Syracuse Labor Council sponsored the food give away Saturday at the Teamsters Local 317 union hall […]
DUBLIN, Ohio Jan 29 2019 The Transportation Security Administration held a one-day recruitment and hiring event in Dublin less than 24 hours after the longest government shutdown in US history ended. Scott Lorenzo, who is the Ohio Assistant Federal Security Director for the TSA, said this was the first time TSA held its recruitment and hiring […]
Brunswick GA January 16 2019 The Transportation Security Administration had to cancel training last week for 323 employees who do the frontline security work, like airport screening, as the government shutdown continues. While basic training classes that are considered “mission critical” continue at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Georgia, 18 supervisory and advanced […]