TSA Is Moving Its Headquarters to Complex in Alexandria to Save Money
The TSA is moving its headquarters from Arlington to a complex in Alexandria in an effort to save money.
TSA
Read More
TSA Alarmed by Discovery of Real Gun the Size of a Keychain
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The TSA has dealt with a record number of gun seizures at airports, but the latest discovery is one of the most unique and disturbing. Patch reports that security found a real gun the size a key chain and seized the weapon. “It is a very tiny gun, but it is…
TSA Shocked After Discovering Children with Grenade, Hatchet at Florida Airports
It would have been a shocking discovery no matter who was found trying to carry the potential weapons onto airplanes at two Florida airports.
TSA Screeners Aren’t Charged on Allegations of Groping ‘Attractive’ Male Passengers
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Two Denver airport security screeners who were fired after being accused of fondling attractive male passengers will not be charged, NBC News reports. The TSA screeners, a man and a woman, were fired in April following a six-month investigation by the TSA, which alerted Denver police to the allegations in March….
Embattled TSA Gets New Leader After Senate Approves Obama
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The embattled TSA has a new leader. The Senate confirmed Peter Neffenger on Monday with an 81-1 vote, hoping that strong leadership can improve nagging security problems at the nation’s airports, USA Today reports. Neffenger used to serve as vice admiral of the Coast Guard. The Senate criticized President Obama for…
Obama’s Nominee to Lead TSA Gets Advances After Senate Committee Approval
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com President Obama’s nominee to lead the TSA was approved by a Senate committee following the enforcement of the Commerce Committee less than two week earlier, Bloomberg reports. The Senate Homeland Security Committee approved Coast Guard Vice Admiral Peter Neffenger on a voice vote. The nomination comes at a strenuous period for…
Looking Ahead for TSA After Study Found Serious Surveillance Issues
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Now that many see the TSA as a failure, what’s next next for the beleaguered agency? Give the task back to the airlines? The Hill offers insight, saying private competition may drive down prices but you get what you pay for. More than 13 years after 9/11, we are still struggling…
Cleveland.com Editorial: TSA Gives Little Reason for Confidence in Security
By Editorial Board Cleveland.com At airports around the country, including Cleveland Hopkins International, passengers entering the security wringer run by the Transportation Security Administration have been entertained by a display of some of the instruments of mayhem that agents have taken from people over the TSA’s 14-year history. Earlier this year, the TSA proudly released a year-end…