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Jun 09 2015
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Watchdog Exposes Holes in TSA Terror Watch List
Transportation Security Administration officials failed to identify 73 workers with links to terrorism, according to a new report by Homeland Security's inspector general.
CBNJun 02 2015
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TSA screeners failed tests to detect explosives, weapons
Airport screeners failed to detect explosives and weapons in nearly every test that an undercover Homeland Security team conducted at dozens of airports, according to an internal investigation.
CNN (Online News)May 07 2020
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Whistleblower: TSA Hoarded N95 Masks Amid Shortages
The TSA built a stockpile of more than 1.3 million N95 masks as the coronavirus pandemic grew despite suggestions from the Department of Homeland Security that it give them to hospitals.
Pro Publica reported that a whistleblower has accused the agency of hoarding the masks in recent months despite the fact that hardly anyone has taken to the skies as the virus spreads. Many TSA
Newsmax (News)Nov 02 2013
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LAX Shooting: TSA Officer Killed, Others Hurt
A man toting a semi-automatic rifle, some 150 rounds of ammunition and a grudge against "pigs" and TSA agents shot his way past a security checkpoint at Los Angeles International Airport in a deadly rampage that sent hundreds of travelers fleeing in terror.
When the shooting stopped, a Transportation Security Administration officer was dead. Gerardo I. Hernandez, 39, became the first
HuffPostApr 25 2023
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3 TSA officers were injured in an 'unprovoked and brazen' attack by a female traveler at a Phoenix airport, agency says
Three Transportation Security Administration officers were injured in an “unprovoked and brazen” attack by a female traveler at a Phoenix airport Tuesday morning, the agency said. The TSA officers were working at a security checkpoint at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport just before 6 a.m. when they were attacked by the traveler during the security screening process, the TSA said in a
CNN (Online News)Jul 22 2022
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Head of TSA Makes Stunning Admission On Illegal Immigrants Using Arrest Warrants As IDs
Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) pressed the head of the Transportation Security Administration about the number of immigrants released by Border Patrol who have used arrest warrants as a form of ID to board airplanes.
TSA Administrator David Pekoske said under 1,000 people had used arrest warrants or deportation orders in order to travel.
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TownhallFeb 18 2023
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TSA Stops Houston-Bound Assault Rifle at Louis Armstrong New Orleans Airport - HS Today
A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) this week stopped a passenger with an assault rifle and 163 rounds of ammunition from being carried onto a plane headed to Houston. “Threat detection is our mission and our dedicated workforce is protecting the traveling public every day,” said TSA Federal Security Director Arden
Homeland Security TodayMay 24 2016
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TSA Chief Sacked, Long Wait Lines at Airports Continue
In the latest in a series of shakeups, the Department of Homeland Security replaced the head of the Transportation Security Administration.
CBNJun 09 2015
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TSA whistleblowers describe security concerns, culture of 'fear and distrust'
Whistleblowers on Tuesday portrayed the beleaguered Transportation Security Administration as an agency mired in a culture of “fear and distrust” while raising security concerns over several programs -- including TSA PreCheck, in which passes for expedited screening allegedly are passed out “like Halloween candy.”
The TSA employees leveled their criticism during a Senate hearing that
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