WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced today the graduation of seven members of its National Explosives Detection Canine Team Program. The teams are assigned to airports in West Palm Beach, Fla.; San Jose, Calif., Houston and Indianapolis and mass transit systems in Washington D.C. and Los Angeles.

TSA received high marks for its performance last June in a simulation of an incident that would require relocation of the agency's operations. TSA effectively relocated in a timely manner, maintained command and control, and continued TSA's critical functions. Leadership was able to set policy, make decisions, and communicate down the chain of command. The exercise demonstrated that TSA was able to effectively conduct business from a remote location, and that its continuity of operations plan was effective.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today named James P. Schear as Federal Security Director (FSD) for the Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI). As FSD, Schear will oversee all TSA security operations at BWI.

CLEVELAND - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded $136 million in grants to protect transit systems and the traveling public. The Transit Security Grant Program (TSGP), which is part of the department’s Infrastructure Protection Program (IPP), strengthens the nation’s ability to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other emergencies that could impact this country’s critical infrastructure. This year, transit systems in Cleveland received $893,600 in TSGP grants. Since 2005, DHS has provided approximately $2 million to Cleveland through grants and equipment transfer programs administered by the Department’s Office of Grants and Training.