Security

When the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) was created in November 2001 in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, few would have predicted the extent to which the new agency would grow. By the end of January 2002, TSA—which started life as a Dept. of Transportation agency, but moved to the newly created Dept. of Homeland Security in early 2003—comprised 13 employees. Today the agency employs approximately 120 federal security directors (FSD), 37,000 full-time and 14,000 part-time security officers. It screens approximately 1.7 million passengers daily at over 450 US airports....More

US House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chairman John Mica (R-Fla.) blasted the Transportation Security Administration for skipping a Thursday House hearing on aviation security....More

US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said it is firing 25 Newark International (EWR)-based employees and suspending 19 more....More

The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) implemented its Pre-Check program Wednesday at Philadelphia International, the 24th US airport where qualified passengers can gain expedited security clearance....More

Twelve aviation organizations, including the US Aeronautical Repair Station Assn. (ARSA) have urged US Dept. of Homeland Security secretary Janet Napolitano to finalize repair station security rules....More