Tag: TSA

"There are a majority of people on the no-fly list are oftentimes people that basically have the same name as somebody else who don't belong on the no-fly list," Rubio said. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)

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Rubio: No-fly list shouldn’t mean no gun rights

Curt Mills · December 6, 2015 4:34 pm

According to the legislation introduced by Reps. Diane Black, R-Tenn., and Bill Flores, R-Texas, "a concealed handgun license shall be treated as a verifying identity document" for the purposes of aircraft passenger security screening. (AP Photo)

Lawmakers: Let TSA accept concealed carry permits as ID at airports

Kelly Cohen · November 17, 2015 6:05 pm

American intelligence officers are studying what exactly caused the jet to crash, but so far, Egypt has not asked the U.S. to send investigators or otherwise assist the Egyptian and Russian probes, said White House spokesman Josh Earnest.Â (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky, Pool)

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Russian airline crash prompts new TSA security measures

Nicole Duran · November 6, 2015 8:08 pm

"While I cannot talk about the specifics in this setting, I am able to say ... that the test results were disappointing and troubling,"Â John Roth said of airport security across the U.S. (AP Photo)

Watchdog slams TSA: ‘Layers of security simply missing’

Pete Kasperowicz · November 3, 2015 4:38 pm

Feel Safe: Your Governments Are Protecting You

Irwin M. Stelzer · September 30, 2015 3:41 pm

TSA: A Record 67 Firearms Found in Carry-on Bags Week of 9/11

Jeryl Bier · September 21, 2015 5:49 pm

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U.S. trains vulnerable to terror attacks, expert says

Jacqueline Klimas · August 26, 2015 4:01 am

"My highest priority is to ensure solutions to the recent covert testing failures," TSA Administrator Peter Neffenger said. (AP Photo)Â

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TSA chief pledges to ‘have trained the failure out’ in 60 days

Nathan Rubbelke · July 29, 2015 8:44 pm

The Keeping Our Travelers Safe and Secure Act, sponsored by Rep. Kathleen Rice, D-N.Y., would require TSA to put a maintenance schedule in place within 180 days, and would impose penalties for noncompliance.Â (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

House passes legislation meant to improve TSA security protocols

Susan Ferrechio · July 28, 2015 12:18 am

An air traveler stands in a full-body scanner at Los Angeles International Airport on February 20, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

TSA sued over airport body scanner regs

Pete Kasperowicz · July 15, 2015 9:36 pm

Coast Guard Vice Commandant Peter Neffenger is sworn in on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 10, 2015, prior to testifying before the Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing on his nomination to head the Transportation Security Administration. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Senate confirms new leader for dysfunctional TSA

Nicole Duran · June 23, 2015 12:27 am

Many run-of-the-mill flyers may be raising red flags without knowing, according to the Transportation Security Administration's controversial Screening of Passengers by Observation Techniques (SPOT) program. (AP Photo)

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TSA failures prompt new effort to ban plastic guns

Pete Kasperowicz · June 10, 2015 1:21 pm