Press Releases

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

CHICAGO - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers detected two firearms with ammunition in separate incidents during a two-hour period at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) security checkpoints Wednesday.   At 7:25 a.m.,…

DETROIT - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers discovered a firearm and ammunition in a passenger’s belongings at a security checkpoint in Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW) Tuesday.  At 10:35 p.m., during the X-ray screening…

NORFOLK, Va.—Transportation Security Administration officers stopped an Alabama woman from bringing two handguns onto an airplane at Norfolk International Airport on Tuesday, Aug. 4.    A TSA officer detected the guns as the woman…

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PITTSBURGH –  Transportation Security Administration officers at Pittsburgh International Airport stopped a Fayette County, Pennsylvania, man from bringing a loaded handgun loaded with six bullets on an airplane on Tuesday, Aug. 4. A TSA…

HARRISBURG, Pa. – Transportation Security Administration officers prevented a Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, woman from bringing a .22 caliber handgun loaded with 10 bullets onto an airplane at Harrisburg International Airport on Saturday, Aug. 2…

BOSTON – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped a passenger traveling through Boston Logan International Airport from carrying a Ruger pistol onto an airplane Saturday morning.   The male passenger was traveling with two…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Transportation Security Administration discovered a loaded firearm at a Nashville International Airport (BNA) checkpoint this morning.   At approximately 11 a.m., a loaded Walther Interarms 9mm handgun was detected in a…