TSA executive admits not a single terrorist-related arrest has resulted from whole-body scanners

by Charles Leocha on May 17, 2012

We call it mission creep. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) started out as an organization with a mandate to protect Americans from terrorists in the post-9/11 world. The TSA mission on its website is: [click to continue…]

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JetBlue responds to letter about baby “terrorist suspect”

by Deborah Newell Tornello on May 16, 2012

As readers know, we’ve been covering the incident at the Ft. Lauderdale airport wherein an 18-month-old baby named Riyanna was reportedly flagged as being on the No-Fly list and, along with her parents, was ordered off the Newark-bound JetBlue aircraft. Baby and parents were already seated, having been issued boarding passes. [click to continue…]

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TSA’s radiation dosimeters: where are they?

May 15, 2012

Earlier this year, TSA News wrote about an RFI (request for information) issued by the TSA to companies that produce dosimeters — devices that measure radiation exposure.

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TSA’s Pinocchio Syndrome

May 15, 2012

A story Monday revealed that the TSA has been underreporting the number of security breaches at airports, concealing nearly half of the events from top management. U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) had demanded an explanation last year after a number of breaches at Newark Liberty Airport (EWR) were reported in the New Jersey Star-Ledger. The TSA redacted [...]

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TSA: exploratory surgery before boarding?

May 14, 2012

It seems they’ll be expanding the duties of those unskilled workers they hire to man the TSA checkpoints, increasing their duties to cutting you open to make sure you aren’t packin’. Via MSNBC:

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Sen. Dianne Feinstein lauds “heavy patdowns”

May 14, 2012

 Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein is a ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. She voted for the Patriot Act and has voted for it again every time its reauthorization has come up. Likewise, she has consistently voted against requiring FISA court warrants before [...]

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What do you really know about the TSA?

May 13, 2012

When it comes to the TSA, you may know less than you think. I was reminded of that last week when I heard from Sergei Shevchuk, a reader who was flying from Los Angeles to San Francisco on Delta Air Lines.

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Letter to JetBlue about baby “terrorist suspect”

May 12, 2012

To: corpcomm@jetblue.com “Our mission is to bring humanity back to air travel . . . .”  – From the JetBlue Facebook page

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Baby ordered off plane: JetBlue’s or TSA’s fault? TWO UPDATES

May 10, 2012

An 18-month-old baby girl had cleared security at the Ft. Lauderdale Airport and, along with her parents, had already boarded the JetBlue flight when an airline representative advised the family that the TSA wanted her to get off the plane (emphasis mine):

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Did TSA lie to Congress?

May 10, 2012

There are several reports out about the fact that the TSA may have deliberately hidden millions of dollars’ worth of unused equipment and lied about it to Congress. Such lying could make TSA officials subject to criminal prosecution.

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