Tag: Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
Staying chill
March 25, 2026Ken Showers
If you’re looking for me at ISC West, I’m not there! But the good news is that Security Systems News (SSN) is on the floor and if you take a good look, you can probably find us and flag us down for a good chat.
In truth I may have dodged a bullet in that respect this year. Yes, it’s true I’m missing out on some amazing content, and even better people and projects, buts it’s also an opportunity to support the team. I can also get some work done without having...
ISC West travel meets TSA reality
March 18, 2026Cory Harris, Editor
ISC West is just days away, and tens of thousands of security professionals are preparing to descend on Las Vegas for the biggest industry event of the year. I’m one of them - or at least I’m supposed to be.
But as Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers across the country work without pay and staffing shortages worsen, the reliability of air travel itself is suddenly in question.
When airport security becomes unpredictable, even a routine cross‑country trip feels...
TSA introduces new $45 fee option for travelers without REAL ID
December 2, 2025SSN Staff
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced today that it will refer all passengers who do not present an acceptable form of ID and still want to fly an option to pay to use an alternative identity verification system, TSA Confirm.ID, to establish identity at security checkpoints beginning on February 1, 2026.
Travelers will be able to pay $45 to use TSA Confirm.ID for a 10-day travel period. TSA urges travelers who do not have a REAL ID to schedule an appointment...
Palm Springs International Airport deploys HEXWAVE
July 18, 2025SSN Staff
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — Liberty Defense has announced the launch of its next-generation HEXWAVE system at the Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) to screen aviation workers for metallic and non-metallic threats.
This technology satisfies a new TSA mandate on airport employee screening that will be mandatory for approximately 175 U.S. airports.
PSP selected Liberty’s HEXWAVE system in January 2025 as the airport works to meet this federal security directive. HEXWAVE is deployed...
One, two, buckle my shoe
July 9, 2025Ken Showers
Nineteen years of security precedent were overturned on July 8 as the TSA repealed the rule requiring passengers take off their shoes for security screenings.
Foul things are afoot with this recent ruling that much is sure. I can’t say it hurts my feelings to not have to go through the extra effort of removing my shoes every time I go through airport security anymore. Any frequent flyer can recognize the TSA line for the inconvenient quagmire of human misery that it appears to be. However,...
Intercepted
June 18, 2025Cory Harris, Editor
Hall of Fame quarterback Terry Bradshaw spent his entire career looking to avoid getting picked off, but he could not avoid getting intercepted by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officials at Springfield-Branson National Airport in Missouri.
The 76-year-old FOX NFL Sunday broadcaster was the “chosen one” to get screened prior to boarding a flight on June 16. Bradshaw’s traveling companion decided to film the entire TSA screening process to share on social media,...
IBIA adds Bruce of Leidos to board of directors
September 24, 2024SSN Staff
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The International Biometrics + Identity Association (IBIA) announced that Michael Bruce, vice president and division manager for homeland solutions at Leidos, has been appointed to its Board of Directors.
Bruce reportedly brings over 20 years of business leadership and growth strategy experience spanning the public and private sector. In his current role, he leads a team that delivers digital modernization, secure mission software, and operational efficiency solutions...
SIA announces 2024 winners of the Women in Biometrics Awards
May 7, 2024SSN Staff
SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named four women biometrics leaders as recipients of the 2024 SIA Women in Biometrics Awards.
The 2024 awardees, who will be honored at SIA GovSummit, SIA’s annual government security conference, are: Leire Arbona Puértolas, legal and compliance director, Veridas; Melissa Conley, executive director, capability management and innovation, requirements and capabilities analysis, Transportation Security...
A two-headed fight for facial recognition
May 1, 2024Cory Harris, Editor
The issue of whether to ban facial recognition technology has reared its ugly head again, and this time, the Security Industry Association (SIA) has an ally to help its cause.
SIA joined forces with the International Biometrics + Identity Association (IBIA) – an international trade group that represents the identification technology industry – to compose a letter dated April 15, 2024, encouraging Congress to oppose a provision in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization...
SIA, IBIA urge Congress to reject provision prohibiting TSA use of facial biometrics
April 30, 2024SSN Staff
SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) and International Biometrics + Identity Association (IBIA) have urged Congress to oppose a provision in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization bill prohibiting the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA’s) use of facial recognition technology.
In an April 15, 2024, letter to Sens. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) of the Senate Committee on Commerce Science...