Press Releases

April 27, 2021 | Local Press Release
PHILADELPHIA—Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Philadelphia International Airport caught a loaded handgun in a Delaware County, Pennsylvania, man’s carry-on bag at one of the security checkpoints on Sunday, April 25. The TSA…
April 27, 2021 | National Press Release
WASHINGTON – Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas announced the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is extending the REAL ID full enforcement date by 19 months, from October 1, 2021 to May 3, 2023, due to circumstances…
April 27, 2021 | Local Press Release
MADISON, WI – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped a man from carrying a loaded pistol onto his flight at Dane County Regional Airport (MSN) on Monday, Apr. 26. This is the third firearm detected at MSN this year. On…
April 27, 2021 | Local Press Release
PORTLAND, Oregon - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is hiring Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) to work at Portland International Airport (PDX). There are 12 full- and 48 part-time positions currently available at PDX. Starting…
April 26, 2021 | Local Press Release
MILWAUKEE – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped a male passenger from carrying a loaded firearm onto his flight at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (MKE) on Sunday, Apr. 25. On Sunday around 10 a.m., a TSA officer…
April 26, 2021 | Local Press Release
MOSINEE, WI – Residents of central Wisconsin will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s popular TSA PreCheck® program at Central Wisconsin Regional Airport (CWA) May 10-14. The airport is a convenient location to sign up…
April 26, 2021 | Local Press Release
ABILENE, TX – Residents of Abilene will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s popular TSA PreCheck® program at Abilene Regional Airport (ABI) May 3-7. The airport is a convenient location to sign up for the popular…
April 26, 2021 | Local Press Release
PITTSBURGH, Pa.--Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers working at Pittsburgh International Airport have recently seen an increase in the number of guns brought by travelers in their carry-on luggage. Due to this increase, TSA wants…
April 26, 2021 | Local Press Release
SANTA BARBARA, California - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is hiring Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) to work at Santa Barbara Airport (SBA). There are 20 positions currently available at SBA. Starting salary is $18.85 per…
April 22, 2021 | Local Press Release
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX – Residents of Corpus Christi will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s popular TSA PreCheck® program at Corpus Christi International Airport (CRP) May 10-14. The airport is a convenient location to…
April 22, 2021 | Local Press Release
BOSTON – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is holding a two-day recruiting event Friday, April 30 and Saturday, May 1. The event is designed to assist individuals interested in applying for a job as a Transportation Security Officer (…
April 21, 2021 | Local Press Release
SHREVEPORT – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is ready for the surge in travelers at Shreveport Regional Airport (SHV).  Acrylic barriers and upgraded technology now reduce or eliminate physical contact between passengers and…
April 20, 2021 | Local Press Release
BILLINGS, Montana - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has immediate openings for Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) to work at Billings Logan International Airport (BIL). There are five full- and eight part-time positions…
April 20, 2021 | Local Press Release
MINNEAPOLIS - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has immediate openings for Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) to work at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP). There are 35 full- and 10 part-time positions currently…
April 19, 2021 | National Press Release
WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) published a request for information in the Federal Register seeking information about security standards…
April 19, 2021 | Local Press Release
LINTHICUM, Md. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) caught a Baltimore County man with a 9mm handgun loaded with 10 bullets at the checkpoint yesterday, Sunday…
April 19, 2021 | Local Press Release
ARLINGTON, Va. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers caught a Colonial Heights, Virginia, resident with a 9mm handgun loaded with six bullets including one in the chamber in the woman’s carry-on items at a Ronald Reagan Washington…
April 19, 2021 | Local Press Release
RICHMOND, Va. – Transportation Security Administration officers at Richmond International Airport caught a Southampton County, Virginia, man with a .45 caliber handgun loaded with six bullets among his carry-on items at the security checkpoint…
April 16, 2021 | Local Press Release
HOUSTON – Officers with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) in Houston recently discovered an unexpected - and illegal - item inside a breakfast burrito during checkpoint security screening operations…
April 15, 2021 | Local Press Release
PORTLAND, Oregon - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers working at airports in Oregon have recently seen an increase in the number of firearms brought by travelers in their carry-on luggage. Due to this increase, TSA wants to remind…
April 14, 2021 | Local Press Release
BATON ROUGE – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is ready for the continued surge in travelers at Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) and across the country.  Acrylic barriers and upgraded technology now reduce or eliminate…
April 12, 2021 | Local Press Release
DES MOINES, Iowa –Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented a Polk County, Iowa, resident from bringing his .45 caliber handgun loaded with five bullets onto a flight at Des Moines International Airport on Sunday, April 11.…
April 12, 2021 | Local Press Release
PITTSBURGH, Pa. –  Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers caught a Butler County, Pennsylvania, woman with a .380 caliber handgun loaded with six bullets at the security checkpoint early this morning, Monday, April 12. When the…
April 12, 2021 | Local Press Release
MADISON, WI – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped a Missouri man from carrying a loaded pistol onto his flight at Dane County Regional Airport (MSN) on Friday, Apr. 9. This was the second firearm detected at MSN in one week…
April 9, 2021 | Local Press Release
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers caught a local woman with a .380 caliber handgun loaded with six bullets, including one in the chamber, in her carry-on bag at Huntington Tri-State Airport this morning, April…