Press Releases

December 18, 2020 | Local Press Release
PALM SPRINGS, California - This holiday season, local employees with the Transportation Security Administration at Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) have proven it is “better to give than receive.” TSA employees participated in a toy drive…
December 18, 2020 | Local Press Release
TAMUNING, Guam – Two officers with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at A. B. Won Pat Guam International Airport (GUM) are spreading a little extra holiday cheer this year among the TSA workforce and traveling public. Lead…
December 18, 2020 | Local Press Release
POCATELLO, Idaho – A local Transportation Security Administration Officer (TSO) is helping to keep members of her community warm this holiday season. Over the past few weeks, TSO Christine Kish who works at Pocatello Regional Airport (PIH)…
December 17, 2020 | Local Press Release
LATROBE, Pa. - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has installed new acrylic shields at the security checkpoint at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport as part of the agency’s ongoing efforts to implement initiatives to help prevent the…
December 17, 2020 | Local Press Release
PHILADELPHIA – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) team at Philadelphia International Airport recognized that the holiday season was likely to be rough on children whose families were struggling during the pandemic due to so many job…
December 16, 2020 | Local Press Release
EL PASO, TEXAS — As the holiday travel period approaches, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is using Credential Authentication Technology (CAT) at El Paso International Airport (ELP) to confirm the validity of a traveler’s photo…
December 16, 2020 | Local Press Release
PHILADLEPHIA – One hundred coats of all sizes and appropriate for all ages were collected and distributed, along with hats, gloves and scarves to individuals in West Philadelphia who were without the outerwear to keep them warm through winter thanks…
December 15, 2020 | Local Press Release
If you have decided to head to the airport to enjoy a winter break this holiday season - perhaps to celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or even the end of what has been a very trying year - it’s important to know what items can be taken through a…
December 15, 2020 | Local Press Release
NORTH CANTON, Ohio – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recognizes the agency’s highest performers and the most effective teams of 2020. TSA selected the Akron-Canton Airport (CAK) as the “2020 Airport of the Year, CAT II-IV” for its…
December 14, 2020 | Local Press Release
CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Buffalo Niagara International Airport caught a Wyoming County, New York, man with a .32 caliber handgun loaded with six bullets including one in the chamber, in his carry-…
December 14, 2020 | Local Press Release
INDIANAPOLIS – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recognizes the agency’s highest performers and the most effective teams of 2020. The TSA’s 2020 Canine Handler of the year was selected from the Indianapolis International Airport (IND).…
December 14, 2020 | Local Press Release
LINTHICUM, Md. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) caught a Washington, DC, resident with a .38 caliber handgun loaded with four bullets at the checkpoint on…
December 14, 2020 | Local Press Release
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has recognized the TSA team in Miami with its top agency honor, naming Miami International Airport as Airport of the Year for 2020.  This is the second time that Miami International has received…
December 14, 2020 | Local Press Release
DES MOINES, Iowa –Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers caught a Montana resident with a handgun loaded with 10 bullets in her carry-on bag at Des Moines International Airport on Wednesday, Dec. 9. TSA officials immediately alerted…
December 14, 2020 | National Press Release
WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is recognizing the agency’s highest performers and the most effective teams of 2020. The 2020 TSA Honorary Awards celebration will be conducted virtually this year to highlight the…
December 14, 2020 | Local Press Release
CHICAGO – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recognizes the agency’s highest performers and the most effective teams of 2020. TSA selected three Illinois area employees as the best in their fields for the year. Due to the current…
December 11, 2020 | Local Press Release
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has begun using a state-of-the-art computed tomography (CT) scanner in the security checkpoint at Huntsville International Airport (HSV). “The technology reduces the number of bags that need to be…
December 10, 2020 | Local Press Release
BISMARCK, North Dakota - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today announced that Shane Langerud, an explosive specialist with the agency, has been selected as the 2020 Transportation Security Specialist for Explosives (TSSE) of the…
December 10, 2020 | National Press Release
HOUSTON, TEXAS —  The Transportation Security Administration has named George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), in Houston, as its 2020 Airport of the Year.   “The TSA team in Houston consists of more than 1100 employees from frontline…
December 10, 2020 | National Press Release
PORTLAND, Oregon - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has announced that two Oregon employees and an Oregon airport have received top agency honors for excellence while carrying out the security mission in 2020. Recognized as the…
December 10, 2020 | National Press Release
DALLAS, TEXAS – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recognized the agency’s highest performers and teams of 2020 during its annual awards ceremony. The national awards recognize teams and individuals who maintain the highest standards…
December 10, 2020 | National Press Release
POCATELLO, Idaho – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today announced that Kimberlee Green, a TSA officer (TSO) at Pocatello Regional Airport, has been selected as national TSO of the Year. This award recognizes integrity and…
December 9, 2020 | Local Press Release
BOISE, Idaho - As the holiday travel period approaches, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) provided an overview of new technology and modified procedures that are in place at Boise Airport (BOI). TSA is using Credential…
December 9, 2020 | Local Press Release
INDIANAPOLIS – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped a man from carrying a loaded .40 caliber handgun with 16 bullets onto an airplane at Indianapolis International Airport (IND) Tuesday. At approximately 2:15 p.m., a TSA…
December 9, 2020 | Local Press Release
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – Residents of the Traverse City area will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s TSA PreCheck® application program inside Cherry Capital Airport (TVC) from Monday, Dec. 14 through Friday, Dec. 18.…