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Articles tagged “tsa”

Tourism

Trump’s Proposed Budget Would Cut TSA, Amtrak and Airline Services

President Trump's budget outline shows that his focus on national defense may come at the expense of aviation security and infrastructure improvement. Fortunately, Congress will likely push back against some of these cuts.

Andrew Sheivachman, Skift | 7 years ago

Airlines

President Trump Wants to Cut TSA Budget to Help Fund His Border Wall

Maybe a $500 million cut to the budget of the agency that provides airport security isn't the best way to keep the U.S. safe. It's also likely to make life more difficult for flyers across the country.

Andrew Sheivachman, Skift | 7 years ago

President Trump Wants to Cut TSA Budget to Help Fund His Border Wall

Airlines

Internal Documents Show Undercover TSA Officers Routinely Spy on Flyers

For years, the TSA has been running a program covertly tracking passengers while at the airport and judging them against subjective criteria for signs of terrorist intent. The program has led to racial and religious profiling, which the TSA has tried to hide from the public record.

Andrew Sheivachman, Skift | 7 years ago

Airlines

TSA Is Still Understaffed and Can’t Hire New Officers After Trump Orders

With the TSA caught up in a federal hiring freeze, we could see a return to last summer's security line debacle for flyers. Not to mention the potential impact of airports overwhelmed by hundreds or thousands of protestors.

Andrew Sheivachman, Skift | 7 years ago

Airlines

TSA Will ‘Significantly Reduce’ Access to Precheck Lanes for Non-Members

Starting next month, TSA will limit the number of travelers who receive access to Precheck security lanes without joining the program. But the TSA is being cagey about exactly what this means, so we'll have to wait until February to see how this affects airport lines.

Brian Sumers, Skift | 7 years ago

Airlines

The TSA Found the Most Guns at These U.S. Airports in 2016

The TSA is likely doing a better job identifying firearms at a time when more and more irresponsible gun owners are either purposefully or mistakenly attempting to smuggle them onboard.

Andrew Sheivachman, Skift | 7 years ago

Airlines

President-Elect Trump Picks a Retired Marine to Manage U.S. Borders and the TSA

Prospective nominee Major Gen. John Kelly as Department of Homeland Security secretary certainly has experience in border protection and could play a key role if President-Elect Trump cracks down on immigration, illegal and legal. Kelly's views on airport security and the TSA have yet to be articulated but privatization efforts would not be surprising.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 7 years ago

President-Elect Trump Picks a Retired Marine to Manage U.S. Borders and the TSA

Airlines

U.S. Travel and Members of Congress Have a Plan to Modernize the TSA

A plan to reform the TSA is all well and good, but executing such a far-reaching vision of improving the government agency will require continuity in TSA leadership and a concerted effort from Congress to continue a culture shift in the agency.

Andrew Sheivachman, Skift | 8 years ago

Online Travel

TSA’s Facebook Messenger Service Is Much Better Than You’d Expect

The AskTSA team did a surprisingly good job answering our queries on Facebook Messenger. But if you're expecting prompt responses on your way to the airport, you may not hear back in time.

Andrew Sheivachman, Skift | 8 years ago

TSA’s Facebook Messenger Service Is Much Better Than You’d Expect

Ground Transport

New Bill Would Bring Terrorist Watch List Check to U.S. Rail Travel

If this bill passes, it looks like ridiculously long security lines could hit U.S. train stations in coming years.

Andrew Sheivachman, Skift | 8 years ago

New Bill Would Bring Terrorist Watch List Check to U.S. Rail Travel