Press Releases

November 8, 2022 | Local Press Release
DENVER - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is hiring Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) to work at Denver International Airport (DEN). There are currently full- and part-time positions available and the starting salary is $24.23…
November 8, 2022 | Local Press Release
DES MOINES – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is hosting a hiring event Wednesday, Nov. 16 to assist individuals interested in applying for a job as a Transportation Security Officer (TSO) at Des Moines International Airport (DSM).…
November 4, 2022 | National Press Release
WASHINGTON –The TSA PreCheck® current enrollment provider, IDEMIA, has reduced the enrollment and in-person renewal fee from $85 to $78. The cost to renew online is still $70. If approved, enrollees get a five-year membership with the program. TSA…
November 4, 2022 | Local Press Release
RENO, Nevada - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is hiring Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) to work at Reno-Tahoe International Airport (RNO). There are currently 25 full- and part-time positions available and the starting…
November 4, 2022 | National Press Release
WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has reduced the online renewal enrollment fee for transportation workers who possess a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC®) as well as the enrollment fee for Hazardous…
November 3, 2022 | Local Press Release
Passengers across the state of Florida have brought a record number of guns to the Transportation Security Administration’s checkpoints. The year-to-date number of 700 guns is already higher than in any previous year and includes records set at 12…
October 31, 2022 | Local Press Release
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. –  Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented an Orange County, N.Y., man from carrying his loaded handgun onto a flight at Westchester County Airport on Friday, Oct. 28. The 9mm handgun was loaded with…
October 31, 2022 | Local Press Release
INDIANAPOLIS – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is hosting a hiring event Wednesday, Nov. 2 to assist individuals interested in applying for a job as a Transportation Security Officer (TSO) at Indianapolis International Airport (IND…
October 28, 2022 | Local Press Release
BALTIMORE – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) have detected 28 firearms at the airport’s security checkpoints so far this year, surpassing the previous record…
October 28, 2022 | Local Press Release
HORSEHEADS, N.Y.—  Officials from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will commemorate the 20th anniversary of the federalization of Elmira Corning Regional Airport (ELM) on Saturday. The Elmira Corning Airport launched under TSA…
October 28, 2022 | Local Press Release
CHARLESTON, W.Va. –  Transportation Security Administration officers at Yeager Airport stopped a Raleigh County, W.Va., woman with a handgun at the security checkpoint early this morning (Oct. 28). The gun was not loaded. When the TSA officer…
October 27, 2022 | Local Press Release
BILLINGS, Montana - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) began screening travelers earlier today in a relocated security checkpoint at Billings Logan International Airport (BIL). The new checkpoint, located on the second floor of the…
October 27, 2022 | Local Press Release
BILLINGS, Montana - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is hiring Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) to work at Billings Logan International Airport (BIL). There are currently immediate openings for full- and part-time positions…
October 27, 2022 | Local Press Release
CHARLESTON, W.Va. –  A Wayne, W.Va., man was cited by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Yeager Airport caught a loaded handgun in the man’s carry-on bag yesterday (Oct. 26). The .40 caliber handgun was loaded…
October 26, 2022 | Local Press Release
SYRACUSE, N.Y. —  Travelers who want to board an airplane will soon need a star or flag on their New York state driver’s license, indicating that it is a REAL ID-compliant credential or they will need another form of approved identification to…
October 25, 2022 | Local Press Release
ROANOKE, Va.—Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented a Georgia man from boarding his flight at Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport with a handgun on Monday (Oct. 24). The .22 caliber gun was loaded with eight bullets. It…
October 25, 2022 | Local Press Release
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Transportation Security Administration officers at Nashville International Airport (BNA) discovered two loaded firearms at security checkpoints Tuesday morning, bringing the total…
October 25, 2022 | Local Press Release
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. —  Travelers who want to board an airplane will soon need a star or flag on their New York state driver’s license, indicating that it is a REAL ID-compliant credential or they will need another form of approved identification…
October 25, 2022 | Local Press Release
HORSEHEADS, N.Y. —  Travelers who want to board an airplane will soon need a star or flag on their New York state driver’s license, indicating that it is a REAL ID-compliant credential or they will need another form of approved identification…
October 24, 2022 | Local Press Release
PITTSBURGH –Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Pittsburgh International Airport detected a handgun along with a box of ammunition at the security checkpoint on Friday, Oct. 21. The .40 caliber handgun was detected in the…
October 24, 2022 | Local Press Release
HARRISBURG, Pa. – A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer at Harrisburg International Airport stopped a Harrisburg resident with a handgun in his carry-on bag at the airport security checkpoint on Friday, Oct. 21. The 9mm gun was…
October 24, 2022 | Local Press Release
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Transportation Security Administration officers at Memphis International Airport (MEM) discovered a loaded firearm at a security checkpoints yesterday, bringing the total detected at the airport to a record 68 this year. At…
October 21, 2022 | Local Press Release
INDIANAPOLIS – The Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) Indiana Explosive Detection Canine Program hosted its sixth-annual Multi-Agency K9 Training Event in Avon on Friday. More than 50 handlers and their dogs representing TSA and…
October 20, 2022 | Local Press Release
NORFOLK, Va. – Transportation Security Administration officers at Norfolk International Airport stopped a Florida resident from carrying his handgun onto a flight on Wednesday, Oct. 19. The 9mm gun, was not loaded. The catch came just three days…
October 19, 2022 | Local Press Release
MILWAUKEE —  Officials from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) commemorated the 20th anniversary of the federalization of Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (MKE) this week by recognizing members of the workforce who have…