TSA

The Transportation Security Administration has responded to a blogger's claim to have found a serious flaw in the full-body imaging machines being deployed at U.S. airports around the country.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—New legislation recently passed by U.S. lawmakers could clear the way for more airports to contract for private security screening companies rather than rely on the Transportation Security Administration.

PRINCETON, N.J.—After testing the Buffalo Niagara International Airport’s perimeter security system more than 900 times, evaluators working for the Transportation Security Administration have confirmed that the video analytics provided by the SightLogix SightSensor thermal camera system was 100 percent accurate, according to a recent TSA report.

YARMOUTH, Maine—A new congressional report argues that the Transportation Security Administration has lost its focus on transportation security, "lacks administrative competency" and suffers from "bureaucratic morass and mismanagement."

YARMOUTH, Maine–The TSA has scrapped a deadline for all U.S.-bound air cargo to be screened by the end of the year, according to a news report from Bloomberg Businessweek.

YARMOUTH, Maine–The Transportation Security Administration today launched a pilot program designed to enhance security while expediting pre-flight screening for airline passengers who volunteer more personal information about themselves prior to flying.

YARMOUTH, Maine–The Transportation Security Administration is purchasing 300 additional millimeter wave Advanced Imaging Technology machines to be deployed at security checkpoints at U.S. airports.

BOSTON—The Transportation Security Administration started using an Israeli-influenced behavioral detection program today at Logan International Airport.

WASHINGTON—The Transportation Security Administration yesterday announced it will replace human screeners at some of its full-body imaging scanners at U.S. airports with analytics software designed to detect suspicious objects. But some in the industry worry the technology is not advanced enough to remove the human eye from the equation.

WASHINGTON—The Transportation Security Administration is inefficient, inflexible, abusive of its power, and lacks separation of power, Jerry Orr, aviation director for Charlotte Douglas International Airport, told House members on July 13 during a hearing on airport perimeter security.