Transportation Security Administration

Latest Stories

Illustration on TSA screening by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

JAMES BOVARD: TSA screens holiday travelers once again, with feeling

By James Bovard

TSA agents at Fort Lauderdale confiscated a 5-year-old's Buzz Lightyear "Flip Grip" toy because it looked too much like a weapon. (Image: Ebay)

TSA agents threw out child’s Buzz Lightyear toy, said it resembled a weapon

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Dec. 24, 2014 file photo, Amos Darnell looks for a shorter line at the security checkpoint at Charlotte Douglas International Airport in Charlotte, N.C. Holiday travelers may find a little something extra in their stocking _ airfares should be a bit lower than last year. (Todd Sumlin/The Charlotte Observer via AP, File) MAGS OUT; TV OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT

Investigation: Layers of TSA airport security ‘simply missing’

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

This undated image released by the Transportation Security Administration shows a sign promoting the TSA PreCheck program at at Reagan National Airport in Washington. (AP Photo/TSA) ** FILE **

TSA denies claim that Harriette Charney, 90, had to remove blouse and bra during airport search

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

TSA Administrator Peter Neffenger speaks at a news conference on security for the U.S. rail system at Union Station in Washington on Sept. 3, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Homeland Security: Airport screening process ‘disappointing and troubling’

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Investigators who ran tests at eight airports during an unspecified time attributed screeners' failure to detect anomalies and potential security threats to problems with technology, Transportation Security Administration procedures and human error. (AP Photo/File)

John Roth, Peter Neffenger of TSA testify on airport security screening failures

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Investigators who ran tests at eight airports during an unspecified time attributed screeners' failure to detect anomalies and potential security threats to problems with technology, Transportation Security Administration procedures and human error. (AP Photo/File)

TSA master keys replicated with 3-D printer after detailed image ends up online

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Portland International Airport is now allowing passengers to carry marijuana aboard in-state flights under the state's recreational marijuana law that went into effect this month. (KPTV)

Oregon passengers can now carry marijuana on in-state flights

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Obama team the true ‘JV’

By Staff

This undated image released by the Transportation Security Administration shows a sign promoting the TSA PreCheck program at at Reagan National Airport in Washington. (AP Photo/TSA) ** FILE **

TSA tells Congress that airport workers with alleged terror ties posed no real threat

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

Neffenger

Vice Adm. Peter Neffenger, nominee for TSA chief, likely to face ‘inefficiencies’

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this Monday, March 30, 2009 file photo, airline passengers line up at the TSA security check at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport in Minneapolis, Minn. Security checkpoints at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport are about to get a makeover. An $18 million plan calls for the consolidation of four checkpoints into one 10-lane checkpoint aimed at improving efficiency. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)

EDITORIAL: TSA failures threaten safety of Americans

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Homeland Security Department Inspector General John Roth, Department of Homeland Security, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 9, 2015, before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee's oversight hearing to examine the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) challenges. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

TSA ‘red teams’ were normal auditors, inspector general says

The Washington Times

Transportation Security Administration officials check check passengers entering a security checkpoint at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta on Nov. 18, 2010. (Associated Press) **FILE**

TSA didn’t spot airport workers with potential terrorism links: Audit

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

Vice Adm. Peter Neffenger, Vice Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, salutes in front of other members of the Coast Guard during the presentation of the colors before a baseball game between the Washington Nationals and the New York Mets at Nationals Park in Washington on Aug. 6, 2014. (Associated Press) **FILE**

TSA chief nominee clears first hurdle

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A TSA officer checks a passenger's ticket, boarding pass and passport as part of security screening at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on Oct. 30, 2014. (Associated Press) **FILE**

TSA bragged about gun seizure success rate ahead of new failure report

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said the stark number of missed contraband items looked bad "out of context," but said the tests were important in trying to advance TSA's mission. (Associated Press)

TSA chief ousted after airport security flunks test, misses most weapons, explosives

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times