01/14/16
From my unofficial count of all the guns found by TSA at airport checkpoint last year, it looks like 2015 will be another record year. Plus... how a chihuahua get in a checked bag?
Security
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01/09/16
Don't worry: you can still use your driver's license as ID at airport checkpoints all over the country. The Department of Homeland Security finally issued a timetable for the date when the Real ID Act goes into effect - and states not yet in compliance have two years to work it out.
10/12/15
What’s in your wallet? If you plan on traveling any time next year, the question is a pertinent one. Travelers with driver’s licenses from New York, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Louisiana, American Samoa or another state or territory the Department of Homeland Security deems not-compliant with the federal REAL ID act may soon be barred […]
07/31/15
What is the new head of the Transportation Security Administration going to do now that he’s been on the job for four weeks? Withing 60 days he’s going to make sure all airport screeners are retrained so they can better detect explosives and spot weapons. And he’s going to try to get more passengers to […]
05/19/15
Three baggage handlers working for Southwest Airlines were among more than a dozen people arrested in what federal authorities allege was a long-running marijuana shipping operation that took advantage of the special security access bag handlers enjoy at California’s Oakland International Airport. The baggage handlers allegedly used their ability to avoid security checkpoints to gain […]
12/26/14
Travelers heading home through Oakland International Airport at the end of this holiday weekend will no doubt be thankful for two new on-site amenities. In addition to the one-month old “BART to OAK” people mover train service running between Oakland International Airport and the BART Coliseum station, OAK is sporting a new SpringHill Suites “Experience […]
11/06/14
The numbers seem a bit boggling: despite the fact that firearms, ammunition, firearm parts, and realistic replicas of firearms are prohibited in carry-on baggage, an increasing number of passengers continue to show up at airport checkpoints with these items. In fact, according to the Transportation Security Administration, at the end of the day on November […]
09/04/14
No balloons fell from the ceiling last week when the U.S. Department of Homeland Security celebrated the fact that over 500,000 travelers have handed over personal data – and $85 – to join the Transportation Security Administration’s expedited airport screening program since the first public enrollment center opened at Indianapolis International Airport in December […]
08/20/14
Sign-ups for TSA PreCheck occur in unusual places