Press Releases

September 26, 2023 | Local Press Release
MILWAUKEE – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented a handgun from making its way onboard an airplane at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (MKE) Monday. The incident occurred around 5:30 a.m. After a TSA officer…
September 26, 2023 | Local Press Release
MADISON, Wis. –Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented a handgun from making its way onboard an airplane at Dane County Regional Airport (MSN) Monday. The incident occurred around 5:30 a.m. After a TSA officer spotted the…
September 26, 2023 | Local Press Release
BOZEMAN, Montana - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will host a recruitment event Thursday, September 28 in Bozeman, Montana, to hire full- and part-time federal Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) to work at Bozeman-Yellowstone…
September 25, 2023 | Local Press Release
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A Clarion County, Pa., woman was stopped by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Pittsburgh International Airport on Sunday, Sept. 24, when they detected a loaded handgun among the woman’s belongings. The .38…
September 25, 2023 | Local Press Release
JOHNSTOWN, Pa.—A man who claimed to be someone who he was not was caught carrying a fraudulent ID that inaccurately portrayed himself as someone else, and was also found to be in possession of a stash of fake IDs at the Transportation Security…
September 22, 2023 | Local Press Release
GUAM, Guam - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today provided an overview of the technologies used for security screening of travelers at Antonio B. Won Pat Guam International Airport (GUM). Over the past few years, TSA has deployed…
September 22, 2023 | Local Press Release
RICHMOND, Va. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Richmond International Airport prevented a Richmond, Va., man from bringing his handgun onto a flight on Thursday. The .45 caliber pistol was loaded with five bullets,…
September 22, 2023 | Local Press Release
ARLINGTON, Va. – A King George, Va., man was cited by police after he was stopped by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers with a loaded handgun at one of the checkpoints at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Thursday, Sept…
September 21, 2023 | Local Press Release
SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is using a state-of-the art, fully automated Checked Baggage Inspection System (CBIS) to screen the checked luggage of travelers departing Saipan International…
September 21, 2023 | Local Press Release
ALBANY, N.Y. – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is participating in three local job fairs during October to hire women and men to work as officers at Albany International Airport. There are currently openings for both full- and part…
September 20, 2023 | Local Press Release
NEW YORK – The Transportation Security Administration has several explosive detection canine teams working at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), serving as key assets used to enhance airport security and keep passengers safe and secure…
September 18, 2023 | Local Press Release
PHILADELPHIA – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Philadelphia International Airport prevented a flight attendant from boarding a plane with a loaded .380 caliber handgun on Friday, Sept. 15, two weeks after they…
September 18, 2023 | Local Press Release
NEWARK, N.J. –  Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Newark Liberty International Airport prevented a traveler from Monroe County, Pa., from bringing a loaded handgun onto his flight on Saturday, Sept. 16. The 9mm handgun…
September 18, 2023 | Local Press Release
INDIANAPOLIS —Transportation Security Administration officers at Indianapolis International Airport (IND) discovered three firearms at security checkpoints last week, bringing the total detected at the airport to 70 this year. In all of 2022, 68…
September 15, 2023 | Local Press Release
BRUNSWICK, Ga. – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Academy East, located at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) in Glynco, Georgia, marked its 100,000th graduate during a commencement ceremony on September 15. …
September 15, 2023 | Local Press Release
PHILADELPHIA – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Philadelphia International Airport prevented a New Castle County, Del., woman from bringing her handgun through the security checkpoint yesterday, Thursday (Sept. 14). The .380…
September 12, 2023 | National Press Release
WASHINGTON – Ahead of what is projected to be another busy holiday travel period, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell and TSA Administrator David Pekoske joined together and distributed…
September 6, 2023 | Local Press Release
NEWARK, N.J. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped two firearms from making their way onboard airplanes at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) in separate incidents over the weekend. In both incidents, passengers…
September 1, 2023 | Local Press Release
LUBBOCK, TX - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) anticipates record number people will be screened through security checkpoints at Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB) during the Labor Day weekend travel period, which…
August 31, 2023 | Local Press Release
SEATTLE - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) anticipates more than 365,000 people will be screened through security checkpoints at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) during the Labor Day weekend travel period, which begins…
August 31, 2023 | Local Press Release
DULLES, Va. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) prevented a female resident of Indian Head, Md., from bringing her loaded handgun onto a flight yesterday (Aug. 30). The 9mm handgun…
August 30, 2023 | Local Press Release
ARLINGTON, Va. – A Bowie, Md., man was cited by police after he was stopped by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers with a loaded handgun at one of the checkpoints at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Tuesday, Aug. 29.…
August 30, 2023 | National Press Release
WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) published a…
August 30, 2023 | Local Press Release
LAS VEGAS - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) is celebrating three-year-old German Shorthaired Pointer (GSP) Dina who was voted TSA’s Cutest Canine for 2023. In two rounds of national voting…
August 29, 2023 | Local Press Release
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Syracuse Hancock International Airport is staffed and ready to handle the expected increase in travelers for the upcoming Labor Day holiday weekend during what has been one of…