Articles tagged “tsa”

Are behavioral security techniques ineffective or does the TSA merely not know what it is doing? That's a legitimate question given Israel's success in pioneering behavioral techniques at airports.

The discoveries are not so much about the TSA being more vigilant as they are about the growing number gun owners who tend to be more forgetful than their more responsible forebears.

TSA Precheck may end up being more of a hindrance than a solution to overcrowded security lines, especially at peak times at major gateway airports.

The maze TSA has built is just justification for its own existence. There is no end solution, just more means created to foster other means.

The TSA and U.S. government are enacting a wave of initiatives aimed at making airport security and customs faster, smoother, and still secure. But flyers shouldn't get too excited -- these scanners won't be used to ease bottled water rules.

It's difficult to determine if a strong Instagram presence really adds up to any significant impact on business or whether those traditional travel companies picking other social media battles are missing out. If anything, well-liked travel brands enjoy another point of contact with current and potential customers.

The training may be part of the expansion of TSA's VIPR program, through which it monitors an increasing number of non-airport checkpoints throughout the US.

Close to a billion dollars spend later, TSA's lack of training -- to make sure passengers are not racially profiled -- in a very sensitive detection program is appalling, but not surprising.

With the increase in handgun purchases comes an increase in forgotten weapons by consumers who aren't as well trained in their use as the previous generation of owners.

The TSA makes it so easy for critics to point out the agency’s operational inefficiencies, which waste taxpayers’ money and overshadow its necessary security functions.