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TSA to host hiring event for Transportation Security Officers at the Traverse City Michigan Works
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is hosting a hiring event to assist individuals interested in applying for a job as a Transportation Security Officer (TSO) who work at Cherry Capital Airport (TVC).
TSA officers prevent two men from carrying loaded guns in two days at Washington Dulles International Airport
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) prevented a Florida man and a Virginia man from bringing their loaded handguns onto flights on Sunday, April 23, and Monday, April 24.
TSA at BWI Airport gets new credential authentication technology to improve checkpoint screening capabilities
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
New technology that confirms the validity of a traveler’s identification (ID) and confirms their flight information in near real time is now in use at all of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) security checkpoints at Baltimore-Washington International/Thurgood Marshall Airport.
Local man arrested with loaded gun and more than 100 bullets in his carry-on bag at LaGuardia Airport
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
A Brooklyn, N.Y., man was arrested by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers detected a loaded handgun and more than 100 bullets in the man’s carry-on bag at a LaGuardia Airport security checkpoint on Tuesday, April 25. The .22 caliber firearm was loaded with 10 bullets alongside two boxes of 50 bullets each for a total of 110 bullets.
Temporary TSA PreCheck® enrollment center set for week of May 1-5 in Norwalk
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
Residents in the Norwalk area will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) popular TSA PreCheck® program through enrollment provider, IDEMIA, at the AAA office in Norwalk from May 1 to 5, where officials will host a temporary “pop-up” enrollment center in a specially marked truck in the AAA parking lot at 495 Westport Ave. Norwalk, CT.
La Crosse Regional Airport to host TSA PreCheck® Enrollment Center
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
Wisconsin residents will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s TSA PreCheck® application program inside La Crosse Regional Airport (LSE) from Monday, May 22 through Friday, May 26.
TSA awards up to $128 million to manufacture, procure and maintain the second generation of Credential Authentication Technology (CAT-2) systems for airport security checkpoints
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced the award of an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract, with a value of up to $128 million, to Idemia Identity and Security USA, LLC for the second generation Credential Authentication Technology (CAT-2) systems and support services at TSA security checkpoints.
Alert Richmond TSA officers help save pilot’s life
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
Two Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers were in the middle of a security operation at Virginia’s Richmond International Airport (RIC) when they quickly jumped into action after seeing an airline pilot suddenly collapse.
Stephen Roncone Appointed Secret Service Chief Financial Officer
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 29, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - United States Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle has announced the appointment of Stephen Roncone to the position of Chief Financial Officer, April 24, 2023.
Secret Service Welcomes Veteran Special Agent Ronald Rowe as Deputy Director
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 29, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Ronald L. Rowe Jr. has been named Deputy Director of the U.S. Secret Service (USSS). His tenure will begin in the coming months, marking the latest step in a career with the agency that began in 1999. Rowe replaces outgoing Deputy Director Faron Paramore, who will retire after dedicating more than three decades of service to the agency and its protectees.
We Hear You: How the Public Engages with DHS
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 29, 2023
News Release: In 2017, Congress directed DHS to form a working group to assess how the Department’s components receive, review, and respond to complaints and feedback submitted by the public. In response, the Department’s Office of Partnership and Engagement (OPE) chartered the Public Complaint and Feedback System...
The 2023 Canada–U.S. Cross-Border Crime Forum (CBCF)
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 29, 2023
News Release: Ministers focused on Fentanyl/Opioids, Firearms Violence, Anti-Money Laundering/Virtual Currency, Human Smuggling, Sex Offender Travel, and Criminal Justice Reform
Second-Small-Business-to-Small-Business-VOME
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 29, 2023
News Release: As a small business participating in this special U.S. Department of Homeland Security Vendor Outreach Session, you will have an opportunity to...
TSA officers prevent Virginia man from carrying loaded gun onto flight at Reagan National Airport
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) prevented a Fredericksburg, Va., man from bringing his handgun onto a flight on Thursday, April 20. The .38 caliber gun was loaded with five bullets.
Temporary TSA PreCheck® application center to open for appointments at Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
Residents of Lubbock will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s popular TSA PreCheck® program at Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB) April 24 to May 5.
TSA stops firearm during security screening at T.F. Green Airport
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped a male passenger from carrying a firearm onto an airplane at T.F. Green Airport (PVD) on Thursday, April 20. This was the first firearm detection this year at a PVD security checkpoint.
TSA intercepts gun at Des Moines International Airport
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented a handgun from making its way onboard an airplane at Des Moines International Airport (DSM) Thursday.
TSA officers at Richmond Airport caught two guns at the checkpoints on Wednesday
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Richmond International Airport prevented two travelers from bringing their loaded handguns onto their flights on Wednesday, April 19.
New York man arrested with gun in his carry-on bag at JFK Airport
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
A Sullivan County, N.Y., man was arrested by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers detected a handgun in the man’s carry-on bag at a John F. Kennedy International Airport security checkpoint on Wednesday, April 19. The firearm was not loaded; however, it was packed alongside five bullets in a gun magazine.
TSA reminds passengers to not bring firearms to airport security checkpoints and highlights significant penalties in first quarter of 2023
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers intercepted 1,508 firearms at airport security checkpoints during the first quarter of 2023, which ended March 31, averaging 16.8 firearms caught per day. More than 93% of the firearms were loaded.