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TSA Reportedly Firing 25 Workers At Newark International Airport

J. Patrick — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 12:26:31 +0000

Perhaps if you've traveled lately, you have your own complaints about the security you encountered at the airport. The TSA (Transportation Security Administration) is reportedly ready to clean up some security problems with staffing at the Newark airport.A recent ABC News story went undercover to disclose a large amount of theft occurring with officers. At least 25 people are expected to be released from their duties.at the TSA.

New Airport Body Scanners Could Reveal More About You Than You Realize

Shauna Wright — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 14:00:15 +0000

If you think airport security screenings are already too invasive, you probably won’t like this.

Within the next couple of years, the Department of Homeland Security will begin using laser-based molecular scanners at airports and border crossings. And what they reveal could surprise you.

Wheelchair Bound Three-Year-Old Searched By TSA On His Way To Disney [VIDEO]

Rod Prahin — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 12:30:48 +0000

A father is very upset over the search of his three-year-old wheelchair bound son by the TSA at O'Hare Airport in Chicago. TSA officers stopped the boy and swabbed his hands and under his shirt for explosive residue. The boy trembled in fear and wanted his parents to hold his hand because he was scared.

The man recorded the pat-down and put it on YouTube.

TSA Agent Punished After Leaving Inappropriate Note In Searched Luggage

Jeremy Fenech — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:41:04 +0000

A woman arrived at her hotel room after a flight to find something unexpected in her luggage. Next to her sex toy was a note on the back of a TSA notice that read "Get your freak on."

On her way to Dublin, passenger Jill Filipovic tweeted what she had found after the weekend incident. The TSA (Transportation Security Administration) launched an investigation and identified the responsible employee, who has since been removed from screening operations and has been disciplined.

TSA Pats Down Elderly Woman, Defends Agents' Actions [VIDEO]

George McIntyre — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 15:18:19 +0000

The Transportation Security Administration is once again making headlines after its pat down of a 95-year-old woman traveling from Florida to Michigan. Jean Webber told CNN her 95-year-old cancer-stricken mother was forced to remove her adult diaper before boarding a plane.