Articles tagged “tsa”

Despite its other problems, the TSA proved that it can handle matters like this recently when it re-invented the no-fly list after years of incompetence by the airlines. It's time the carriers returned the favor and contribute to a better PreCheck program.

The distance between dreaming and doing is far, but after a decade of radical changes to the flying experience both airports and airlines should be ready to settle down and think bigger about their challenges.

The TSA was created faster than any other agency in modern government history and, along the way, didn't get some basic things like professional development set up correctly. It's unfortunate that it has taken multiple public humiliations for it to get its house in order.

It's one thing to take a principled stand against troublesome TSA practices and another thing altogether to claim government harassment when your past behavior gives agents a reason for secondary screenings.

Flying With Fish's Steven Frischling isn't the biggest fan of the TSA, so when he questions the circumstances surrounding a highly publicized and emotional pat-down by the TSA, people should listen.

The TSA's lack of respect for people reaches new heights.

Fliers are going to lengths to prove their innocence for teenage pranks gone wrong in a trend that highlights both the popularity of the trusted traveler program and the sharp memory of the US government.

Privacy fears surrounding the original body scanners never made it to court, but the TSA is now spending over $44 million to roll out the new units out to 29 US airports, starting with Boston.

It wasn’t doing this already? EU cargo security programs are on par with the US, but countries in both Asia and Latin America are unwilling to reveal their methods, forcing the TSA to screen cargo a second time upon its arrival.

While there's nothing wrong with suggesting outsiders take a look at how the TSA is run, any proposals by independent researchers such as RAND are going to eventually run up against politics.