By Kathryn Watson TSA officials are “abusing” their authority by covering up information technology (IT) security gaps at airports, according to a blistering new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Inspector General (IG) report. DHS Inspector General John Roth blasted TSA officials in unusually harsh language for demanding the IG inconsistently redact information about the…
by Ian Tartt Travelers can rest easily this holiday season. The Los Angeles TSA recently stopped a potential threat: a giant teddy bear. Even though the TSA missed fake weapons carried by undercover agents about 95% of the time, it’s good to know it is ever vigilant against the real threats to our safety….
A disabled girl who is partially deaf, blind in one eye, and suffering from a brain tumor which causes confusion, has filed a lawsuit against the Memphis Airport and the TSA after she was bloodied and arrested during a security check. Hannah Cohen, 19, was returning home to Chattanooga with her mother from her regular…
By Thomas Phippen A disgruntled traveler is suing the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for long security lines he claims caused him to miss his scheduled flight. Hooman Nikizad is seeking $506.85 to cover the cost of the replacement flight, additional ground transportation and the $75 fee to file the lawsuit, according to court documents reported by…
By Steve Birr The former head of security for the Transportation Security Administration is on paid administrative leave and will be reassigned, not fired, despite being replaced after repeated security failures. Deputy TSA administrator Darby LaJoye replaced Kelly Hoggan Monday as security chief, but did not fire him. Hoggan will reportedly be reassigned and is…
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) has introduced an amendment known as the Arming All Pilots Act to encourage pilots to enroll in the Federal Flight Deck Officer (FDDO) program. It would increase training opportunities for pilots by increasing the number of training facilities used for initial and recurrent training, including firearms re-qualification. In addition, the amendment would require…
Steve Ambrose The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee slammed the Transportation Security Administration for their horrendous security inspections record in a hearing Tuesday. “I think we need a complete overhaul,” Republican Rep. [crscore]John Mica[/crscore] said in the hearing. “I think we need to address risk. I think we’re hassling 99 percent of the people who…
Ethan Barton on September 29, 2015 Undercover investigators are still finding “layers of security simply missing” from the Transportation Security Administration’s screening process, but the agency is finally starting to do something about the problem, a government watchdog told a Senate subcommittee Tuesday. “We found layers of security simply missing,” Department of Homeland Security Inspector…
By: Laura Meyers Soon after the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) failed a security test, allowing a fake bomb to pass through, an audit recently revealed that the administration also failed to flag 73 commercial airport employees who were “linked to terrorism.” Maybe they just need more funding? According to TSA data, the people in question were working…
By: Laura Meyers In a new report, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reveals that the Transportation Security Agency (TSA) failed undercover explosive screening tests in 95 percent of the trials in dozens of airports across the country. One undercover agent made it through security after setting off an alarm at a magnetometer, because TSA…