Press Releases
August 21, 2020 | Local Press Release
NEW YORK - Air travelers left nearly $1 million behind at Transportation Security Administration (TSA) airport checkpoints in fiscal year 2019, as reported in the annual “Unclaimed…
August 21, 2020 | National Press Release
WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration collected $926,030.44 in unclaimed money that passengers left behind at airport security checkpoints during Fiscal Year 2019, including $18,899.09 in foreign currency.
The money…
August 21, 2020 | Local Press Release
WASHINGTON — Air travelers left nearly $1 million behind at Transportation Security Administration (TSA) airport checkpoints in fiscal year 2019, as reported in the annual “…
August 21, 2020 | Local Press Release
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Transportation Security Administration officers at Huntington Tri-State Airport stopped a Kentucky woman with a loaded gun in one of her carry-on bags on Thursday, Aug. 20. It was the second gun that TSA officers detected within…
August 21, 2020 | Local Press Release
HONLULU - The Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) “cutest canine” contest is in its final stages and the public is invited to raise a paw for their favorite canine.
The two finalists…
August 20, 2020 | Local Press Release
PHILADELPHIA – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers caught an Oklahoma man with a .380 caliber handgun loaded with seven bullets including one in the chamber at one of the Philadelphia International Airport security checkpoints on…
August 20, 2020 | Local Press Release
MIAMI – Security screening at Miami International Airport in the post-COVID-19 era just got easier, thanks to the installation of seven state-of-the-art computed tomography (CT) scanners at six Transportation Security Administration (TSA)…
August 20, 2020 | National Press Release
WASHINGTON - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Administrator David P. Pekoske announced the members of the Aviation Security Advisory Committee (ASAC), which includes the appointment of four new members, the reappointment of 15 members,…
August 19, 2020 | Local Press Release
CHICAGO – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Administrator David Pekoske traveled to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to host a town hall meeting with agency employees today and meet with the local workforce.
“Please continue to…
August 19, 2020 | Local Press Release
LYNCHBURG, Va.--The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has installed a new piece of high-tech baggage screening equipment at Lynchburg Regional Airport (LYH) to screen checked baggage instead of having TSA officers manually inspect each…
August 19, 2020 | Local Press Release
WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) wants the public’s help to determine its cutest canine in honor of National Dog Day, Wednesday, Aug. 26. The TSA Cutest Canine Contest features four “top dog” finalists.
Voting, which…
August 17, 2020 | Local Press Release
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has completed installation of new acrylic barriers at security checkpoints throughout Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) in the agency’s ongoing efforts to prevent the…
August 17, 2020 | Local Press Release
DALLAS, Texas - Officers with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Dallas Love field Airport (DAL) detected three firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in one day, during X-ray screening of traveler belongings at the security…
August 17, 2020 | Local Press Release
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A Lincoln County, West Virginia, woman was stopped by Transportation Security Administration officers at Huntington Tri-State Airport on Saturday, Aug. 15, when they detected a .22 caliber handgun in her carry-on bag. It was…
August 17, 2020 | Local Press Release
DES MOINES, Iowa –Transportation Security Administration officers caught a man with a 9 mm caliber handgun loaded with nine bullets, including one in the chamber, in his carry-on bag at Des Moines International Airport on Sunday, Aug. 16.
TSA…
August 13, 2020 | Local Press Release
HARRISBURG, Pa. – Transportation Security Administration officers prevented two Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, residents from each bringing a loaded handgun through the security checkpoint at Harrisburg International Airport on Wednesday, Aug. 12…
August 12, 2020 | Local Press Release
AUSTIN, Texas – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) suffered the loss of the first-ever passenger screening canine in the state of Texas. Evan, a black Labrador retriever, who…
August 12, 2020 | Local Press Release
EL PASO, Texas - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at El Paso International Airport detected three loaded 9 mm handguns in travelers’ carry-on bags during the first five days of August.
On Monday, Aug 3, TSA officers…
August 11, 2020 | Local Press Release
LINTHICUM, Md. — Transportation Security Administration officers at Baltimore/Washington International-Thurgood Marshall Airport are now using new technology that confirms the validity of a traveler’s identification (ID) and confirms their…
August 10, 2020 | National Press Release
WASHINGTON—Transportation Security Administration officers detected firearms in carry-on bags at a rate three times higher this past July than the same month in 2019, though passenger volume is significantly lower.
TSA officers detected 15.3…
August 10, 2020 | Local Press Release
WATERTOWN, N.Y. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers caught a North Carolina man with a 9 mm handgun loaded with seven bullets in his carry-on bag at the Watertown International Airport security checkpoint on Sunday, Aug. 9.…
August 10, 2020 | Local Press Release
NEW YORK – Transportation Security Administration officers caught a Georgia resident with a 9 mm handgun loaded with five bullets in his carry-on bag at LaGuardia Airport on Saturday, Aug. 8.
A TSA officer spotted the handgun on the…
August 10, 2020 | Local Press Release
TAMPA — In an age where touchless is preferred for a number of reasons, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Tampa International Airport (TPA) is using new credential authentication technology both to improve checkpoint…
August 10, 2020 | Local Press Release
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Transportation Security Administration officers caught a Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, man with a 9 mm handgun loaded with five bullets in his carry-on bag at Pittsburgh International Airport on Friday, Aug. 7. It was…
August 6, 2020 | Local Press Release
BURBANK, Calif. - Officers with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Hollywood Burbank Airport detected a loaded firearm Wednesday morning around 6 a.m. during the routine X-ray screening of carry-on luggage at the security checkpoint…
