Tag Archives: TSA

The TSA lines at Midway Airport in Chicago are way too long.

The TSA is trying to fire an agent in Chicago after police say he stole $8,500 from a woman’s checked luggage. Angel Velazquez, 56, is facing felony theft charges after he was arrested Tuesday, ABC Chicago reports. Prosecutors said the 11-year veteran of the agency was caught on surveillance video …

CHICAGO (CBS) – Some stations on the Metra Electric Line and South Shore Line could be shut down during the upcoming NATO summit, and passengers at other stations could face airport-style security screenings, due to the Secret Service security plan that could be released as soon as Friday afternoon. CBS …

Ron Paul, who is one of four remaining Republican candidates for president, disagreed Monday afternoon. Paul said after he confirmed the incident involving Rand Paul on his Twitter page that it showed why the TSA should be eliminated. Link

Roving security teams increasingly visit train stations, subways and other mass transit sites to deter terrorism. Critics say it’s largely political theater. By Brian Bennett, Washington Bureau December 20, 2011, 5:03 p.m. Reporting from Charlotte, N.C.— Rick Vetter was rushing to board the Amtrak train in Charlotte, N.C., on a recent …

By Bart Jansen, USA TODAY Updated 3h 19m ago The Transportation Security Administration is plagued by significant problems, a congressional report said Wednesday on the 10th anniversary of Congress creating the agency. According to the report “A Decade Later: A Call for TSA Reform,” the problems include: A bloated bureaucracy …

November 15, 2011 (CHICAGO) (WLS) — A Transportation Security Administration officer at O’Hare Airport has been fired for posting anti-Muslim, racist statements on his Facebook page. In this Intelligence Report: TSA officials in Chicago tell the I-Team that veteran officer Roy Egan has been terminated. Officer Egan was a baggage …

Tennessee Becomes First State To Fight Terrorism Statewide Posted: Oct 18, 2011 5:34 PM CDT Updated: Oct 20, 2011 11:26 AM CDT By Adam Ghassemi PORTLAND, Tenn. – You’re probably used to seeing TSA’s signature blue uniforms at the airport, but now agents are hitting the interstates to fight terrorism …

Campaign seeks to pressure public servants into following will of the people Paul Joseph Watson Prison Planet.com Monday, June 27, 2011 Texans to Launch Citizen Filibuster Over TSA Groping tsa patdown Texans outraged by repeated attempts on behalf of state representatives working in consort with the federal government to kill …

(AP) – 1 hour ago How did an agency created to protect the public become the target of so much public scorn? After nine years of funneling travelers into ever longer lines with orders to have shoes off, sippy cups empty and laptops out for inspection, the most surprising thing …