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TSA expecting higher passenger volumes at Burlington International this summer

Release: SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Burlington International Airport (BTV) is prepared for a very busy summer travel season. TSA anticipates that daily average summer passenger volumes at BTV will match and probably exceed those of last year.


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Secret Service and CISA Release Toolkit for K-12 Schools to Strengthen School Safety Reporting Programs

News Release: Joint toolkit includes action-oriented guidance, self-assessment worksheets, reference resources, and useful checklists


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United States Attorney Announces 26 Charged in Series of Federal Indictments

News Release: Charleston, South Carolina ---United States Attorney Adair F. Boroughs announced today that 26 individuals, many of them associates of a significant narcotics trafficking organization, have been indicted on a wide variety of chargesincluding conspiracy, drug trafficking, illegal use and possession of firearms, wire fraud, and money launderingafter a series of investigations in South Carolina.


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TSA is prepared for high travel volumes this Memorial Day weekend and the summer travel season

Release: WASHINGTON The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared to screen high volumes of passengers at airport security checkpoints nationwide this summer travel season, which begins Memorial Day weekend and runs through Labor Day. The agency forecasts Friday, May 26, to be the busiest day of the long weekend, projecting to screen approximately 2.6 million passengers.


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Secret Service and CISA Release Toolkit for K-12 Schools to Strengthen School Safety Reporting Programs

News Release: Joint toolkit includes action-oriented guidance, self-assessment worksheets, reference resources, and useful checklists


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S&T’s Founding Scientists Return to Celebrate 20th Anniversary

News Release: Ten months following the catastrophic 9/11 attacks, nine scientists and one support staff left their homes, families, and jobs to relocate to Washington, DC. Tapped by the White House through the Department of Energy (DOE) National Laboratories for their scientific talent, their task was to help create the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and stand up its Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) in the Transition Planning Office (TPO).


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Florida Man Sentenced in Gas Station Skimming Scheme

News Release: BOSTON A Florida man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for his role in a scheme to steal thousands of customers debit and credit card account numbers and other personally identifying information via a network of electronic equipment clandestinely installed at gas stations across New England.


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United States Secret Service Hosts Visiting Police Executives at White House

News Release: The U.S. Secret Service hosted visiting police executives Saturday at the White House as part of National Police Week. The guests were from theAtlanta Police Department,Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department,Chicago Police Department,Miami-Dade Police Department,Milwaukee Police Department, Philadelphia ...


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United States Secret Service Hosts Visiting Police Executives at White House

The U.S. Secret Service hosted seven visiting police executives Saturday at the White House as part of National Police Week. The guests were from select police departments and were treated to a guided tour of the mansion, as well as several demonstrations from the U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division.


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Florida Man Sentenced in Gas Station Skimming Scheme

A Florida man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for his role in a scheme to steal thousands of customers’ debit and credit card account numbers and other personally identifying information via a network of electronic equipment clandestinely installed at gas stations across New England.


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Secret Service and CISA Release Toolkit for K-12 Schools to Strengthen School Safety Reporting Programs

Today, the U.S. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released the K-12 Bystander Reporting Toolkit, a new resource to support kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12) schools in strengthening school safety reporting programs and encouraging bystander reporting among students and the broader school community.


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TSA canine handler recognized for exceptional performance, leadership at LAS

A canine handler for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) who works at Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) in Las Vegas has been named 2022 National Canine Handler of the Year. Koa Purugganan was recognized last week during the agency’s annual honorary awards celebration, which was held at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia.


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TSA officers at Puget Sound airports have discovered six loaded firearms so far in May in travelers’ carry-on luggage

Officers with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Paine Field (PAE) and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) have discovered six loaded firearms so far this month in travelers’ carry-on luggage during routine X-ray screening at the airports’ security checkpoints.


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Passenger who discharged firearm at airport during Thanksgiving holiday travel season sentenced to federal prison

Kenny Wells has been sentenced to ten years in prison for possessing a firearm after having been previously convicted of multiple felony offenses. Wells made headlines when he recklessly discharged a firearm at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport on the busy weekend before Thanksgiving in 2021.


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TSA enables Georgia residents to use mobile driver’s license or state ID for verification at ATL

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA), in collaboration with the State of Georgia and Apple, deployed a new technology that allows airline passengers to use their Georgia-issued mobile driver’s license or ID card in Apple Wallet to safely and seamlessly present and verify their identity for airport security screening purposes at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL). Georgia joins Maryland, Arizona and Colorado as the fourth state to offer this capability.


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United States Attorney Announces 26 Charged in Series of Federal Indictments

News Release: Charleston, South Carolina ---United States Attorney Adair F. Boroughs announced today that 26 individuals, many of them associates of a significant narcotics trafficking organization, have been indicted on a wide variety of chargesincluding conspiracy, drug trafficking, illegal use and possession of firearms, wire fraud, and money launderingafter a series of investigations in South Carolina.


Public Safety

United States Secret Service Hosts Visiting Police Executives at White House

News Release: The U.S. Secret Service hosted visiting police executives Saturday at the White House as part of National Police Week. The guests were from theAtlanta Police Department,Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department,Chicago Police Department,Miami-Dade Police Department,Milwaukee Police Department, Philadelphia ...


Public Safety

Secret Service and CISA Release Toolkit for K-12 Schools to Strengthen School Safety Reporting Programs

News Release: Joint toolkit includes action-oriented guidance, self-assessment worksheets, reference resources, and useful checklists


Public Safety

Florida Man Sentenced in Gas Station Skimming Scheme

News Release: BOSTON A Florida man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for his role in a scheme to steal thousands of customers debit and credit card account numbers and other personally identifying information via a network of electronic equipment clandestinely installed at gas stations across New England.


Public Safety

United States Secret Service Hosts Visiting Police Executives at White House

News Release: The U.S. Secret Service hosted visiting police executives Saturday at the White House as part of National Police Week. The guests were from theAtlanta Police Department,Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department,Chicago Police Department,Miami-Dade Police Department,Milwaukee Police Department, Philadelphia ...