Airport security

All the latest articles about Airport security

There are lots of ideas being floated to fix the problem with long TSA lines at airports. Some may work.
My At the Airport column on USA TODAY for January 2016 takes a look at TSA's 2015 Year in Review and the record number of guns found at airport checkpoints.
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?
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.

Each Friday, before I close my office and head to Happy Hour, I check the TSA Blog for the Week in Review posting of the number of firearms (loaded and unloaded) and other prohibited items (inert explosives, big knives, anti-tank weapons, etc.) discovered at airport checkpoints. You should too. The blog (and TSA’s Instagram account) […]

  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 […]

There are lots of ideas being floated to fix the problem with long TSA lines at airports. Some may work.
My At the Airport column on USA TODAY for January 2016 takes a look at TSA's 2015 Year in Review and the record number of guns found at airport checkpoints.
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?
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.

Each Friday, before I close my office and head to Happy Hour, I check the TSA Blog for the Week in Review posting of the number of firearms (loaded and unloaded) and other prohibited items (inert explosives, big knives, anti-tank weapons, etc.) discovered at airport checkpoints. You should too. The blog (and TSA’s Instagram account) […]

  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 […]

Sign-ups for TSA PreCheck occur in unusual places