Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced Tuesday that in the near future, air travelers should be able to keep their shoes on while being screened by airport security.
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TSA Could Adopt Israeli-Style Behavior-Detection Techniques
Being characteristically vague, TSA chief John Pistole announced that new behavior detection techniques, based on models from “around the world” could “probably” be introduced in August.
Woman Arrested for Groping TSA Agent Calls it ‘Instinctual’
When 61-year-old Colorado resident Yukari Miyamae was arrested for allegedly grabbing a TSA agent’s breast on July 14, she was heralded by frustrated air travelers as a hero for fighting against an invasive airport pat-down. But …
TSA: Newly Installed Scanner Software Will Provide More Modesty
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Administrator John Pistole announced today that the agency will install new software on some body-scanning machines to make images less revealing and air passengers feel less stripped down.
Security Standoff: Woman Arrested After Allegedly Groping TSA Agent
Yukari Miyamae resisted a pat-down with a tactile act of her own.
Not Above the Law: Former Defense Secretary Rumsfeld Gets a TSA Pat Down
Donald Rumsfeld was on his way to the funeral of former First Lady Betty Ford, when he was stopped at Chicago O’Hare airport for a pat down.
Report: 25,000 Security Breaches at U.S. Airports Since November 2001
Newly released Department of Homeland Security documents reveal that there have been 25,000 security breaches at U.S. airports since November 2001.
Woman Calls TSA Hair Pat Down ‘Racially Motivated’
Laura Adiele had her curly hair physically searched at Seattle Tacoma Airport after going through an advanced imaging machine.
Man Boards Flight with Someone Else’s Expired Boarding Pass and a Student ID
FBI agents arrested Nigerian man Olajide Oluwaseun Noibi Wednesday after he attempted to board a flight from Los Angeles to Atlanta after having already flown from New York to Los Angeles using an old boarding pass in someone else’s name.
Security Catch-22: Airports Can Opt Out of TSA Screeners, But It’s Not Easy
Airport administrators across the country trying to opt out of using TSA screeners for security checks are required to explain how private screening would be advantageous to the TSA. Only problem is the TSA won’t disclose what that means.
TSA Pat-Down: Elderly Woman Told to Remove Adult Diaper at Airport
The pat-down came, and the tears followed.
Congressmen Call for Probe of Honolulu TSA After Failure to Inspect Baggage
Congressman John L. Mica of Florida and Jason Chaffetz of Utah called on the Department of Homeland Security to investigate TSA lapses at Honolulu International Airport in the most recent chapter of a safety debacle at one of the …