Articles tagged “tsa”

As the TSA's Blogger Bob points out every Friday in his rundown of confiscated guns, knives, and other objects, an X-ray machine can't tell the difference between a live grenade and a dead one. Just leave them at home.

The dangers of driving outweigh those of flying and this analysis purports that amped up security only drives more Americans to the roads during busy holiday travel.

As blame is being passed around from the TSA to second- and third-party contractors for allowing the inappropriate exposure, policy officials can pause to ponder what it would be like if the entire TSA was privatized.

Supporters of the contract believe its initiatives will succeed at improving employee morale and behavior, while critics think it will insulate its bloated workforce and impact security operations.

The ability to alter boarding passes with a few tricks of the laptop isn't new news. Neither is the airlines' unwillingness to enact methods to prevent the manipulation from happening.

Privatization advocates must be thrilled that the TSA has given into private proposals to help the agency streamline participant data and screen new applicants.

The TSA claims its security measures are "seen and unseen." Well, the breach in this "seen" part should be fixed.

This is the first time the TSA has released data where fired employees worked, but it’s no surprise that thefts are most prevalent at airports in the biggest cities with the highest passenger traffic.

Looks like the TSA “3-1-1” liquid system is here to stay as the DHS tests technology that would expedite the security scanning process and more accurately tests for explosives.

It's about time. Regardless of what the TSA claims, these X-Rays can be harmful for frequent flyers.