Transportation Security Administration

The chief of the Transportation Security Administration said Tuesday that his agency has quadrupled the number of employees who could bolster screening operations at airports that become too crowded this summer. TSA Administrator David Pekoske said nearly 1,000 employees have volunteered to be sent to other airports if needed. It’s part of the agency’s plan for handling what is...

As the spring break season begins and travelers depart on getaways, questions have surfaced about the nation’s public transportation mask mandate, including how long it will remain in place, despite a dramatic drop in COVID-19 metrics nationwide.

The agency compiled a list of its “Top 10 Catches,” and shared in a video posted to Twitter the strange things people tried to get through security.

A man carrying a fully loaded gun boarded a commercial flight in Barbados and flew to Miami with the firearm in the plane’s cabin after a security lapse at the Grantley Adams International airport, where he took off from, NBC 6 Investigators learned.

Olympian Shawn Johnson recently detailed “one of the worst experiences” she had at the airport and accused a TSA agent of inappropriately touching her.

The Transportation Security Administration announced a series of new rules for summer travelers to help limit the spread of the coronavirus.

TSA officials at the Newark Liberty International Airport used an X-ray machine to spot, what looked to be a revolver in a carry-on bag.

A Delta Air Lines pilot who was scheduled to fly from Minnesota to San Diego, California, was arrested before the flight for allegedly being intoxicated, authorities said. Gabriel Lyle Schroeder, 37, was taken into custody by airport police at Minneapolis−Saint Paul International Airport on Tuesday morning, NBC News reported. Airport spokesman Patrick Hogan told NBC News that Schroeder drew suspicion...

Police have arrested more than 160 people for illegally carrying guns to Transportation Security Administration checkpoints at the three major airports in the Washington, D.C. area since 2015. Scott MacFarlane has the story.

The Department of Homeland Security is requesting $232 million from the Transportation Security Administration to fund border operations in the event that Congress does not agree to fund $1.1 billion of its funding request, according to documents of a contingency plan obtained by NBC News. Other components of DHS, which includes the Federal Emergency Management Administration, have also been asked...

Diana Ross says she feels “violated” by an airport screener who touched her between her legs after she performed at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. In a series of tweets on Sunday, the Motown legend says she blames the Transportation Security Administration for a screening at the New Orleans airport that makes her want to cry.

A Northern Virginia man was arrested Friday at BWI Airport after Transportation Security Administration officers caught him with a handgun in his carry-on luggage.

A security threat Saturday morning at San Francisco International Airport led to the closure of some boarding areas and grounding of flights, according to an airport spokesman.

A local Transportation Security Administration employee says the government shutdown is making the already stressful task of securing airports even more difficult — and he also believes it can come with grave consequences.

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren plans to rally with Boston airport workers to highlight the federal government shutdown and other concerns.

You may face longer security lines at Dulles. The Transportation Security Administration closed some security checkpoints at Washington Dulles International Airport on Monday after more employees than usual failed to show up for work.

Miami International Airport’s Concourse G will return to normal operations Monday morning.

The Federal Aviation Administration says it has brought about 500 furloughed safety inspectors back to work and expects more to return next week, potentially easing strains on the aviation system amid a partial federal government shutdown. Most of the FAA’s 3,000 safety inspectors have been sidelined during the 22-day shutdown . But the agency is accelerating efforts to bring them...

As President Donald Trump and Congress bicker over Trump’s call for $5 billion to build a border wall with Mexico, government agencies are preparing for a partial government shutdown set to begin at midnight Friday.

Los Angeles’ subway will become the first mass transit system in the U.S. to install body scanners that screen passengers for weapons and explosives, officials said Tuesday.