News published on Federal Newswire in November 2022

News from November 2022


The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) anticipates a high number of people will be screened through the security checkpoints at Spokane International Airport (GEG) this Thanksgiving holiday travel season, likely equaling or surpassing 2019 volumes.


A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) prevented an Augusta County, Va., resident from bringing a loaded handgun onto his flight on Thursday, Nov. 17.


An Illinois man was the second individual arrested by police in two days after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped him with a loaded handgun at one of the security checkpoints yesterday, Thursday, Nov. 17.


The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Denver International Airport (DEN) has deployed the next generation of Credential Authentication Technology (CAT) to verify the identity of travelers.


Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officials expect travel out of Baltimore/Washington-Thurgood Marshall International Airport (BWI) to see a return to pre-pandemic passenger levels during the Thanksgiving holiday travel period, which runs from Friday, Nov. 18, to Sunday, Nov. 27.


Transportation Security Administration officers at Norfolk International Airport stopped a Virginia Beach, Va., resident from carrying her handgun onto a flight on Wednesday, Nov. 16. The .380 caliber handgun, was loaded with six bullets.


The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) usually sees passenger numbers increase during the holidays and the TSA team at Boston-Logan (BOS) has been proactively preparing for the increase in holiday travel volume.


An Indiana man was arrested by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers removed the components of a handgun and 15 bullets spread across two of the man’s carry-on bags at a Terminal B security checkpoint at Newark Liberty International Airport on Wednesday, Nov. 16.


The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has seen an increase in travel this year and anticipates airport security checkpoints nationwide will be very busy this holiday travel season.


Before you agree to bring a family favorite food item to contribute to the Thanksgiving holiday table, it’s important to think about how you’re planning to transport it if you are flying to spend the holiday with family or friends. Most foods can be carried through a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint, but there are some items that will need to be transported in checked baggage.


A man from Williamsburg, Va., was stopped by Transportation Security Administration officers at a Richmond International Airport security checkpoint after they detected a double-bladed knife that was concealed inside the inner workings of his laptop


Officials from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) commemorated the 20th anniversary of the federalization of New York Stewart International Airport (SWF) on Saturday.


Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) prevented two travelers from carrying loaded handguns onto their flights this past weekend.


A North Carolina resident was cited by the police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Richmond International Airport caught her with a handgun in her carry-on bag on Sunday, Nov. 13. The .380 caliber handgun was loaded with eight bullets.


Officials from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recently commemorated the 20th anniversary of the federalization of five airports in New York State.


The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will be conducting a series of recruitment events in November and December to hire additional officers to work at Syracuse Hancock International Airport in preparation for the busy holiday travel season.


Transportation Security Administration officers at West Virginia International Yeager Airport stopped a Raleigh County, W.Va., man with a loaded handgun at the security checkpoint on Saturday, Nov. 12.


A resident of Montgomery County, Pa., was caught with a loaded gun by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Philadelphia International Airport on Saturday, Nov. 12.


Lawrence Oscar Lawson was born near Kalmar, Sweden, in 1842. His father died when he was 14 years old; however, at the age of 18, young Lawson began sailing with his stepfather, who was a ship captain. In the spring of 1861, Lawson sailed for New York City, and for the next three years made his home there.


For the Coast Guard cutter crews on the Mississippi River, the low-water crisis that threatens shipping on this vital artery of American commerce means a greatly increased workload.