In a Capitol Hill hearing this week, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano complained that extra carry-on bags brought through TSA checkpoints due to high airline checked-baggage fees are costing the agency an additional $260MN each year, forcing security screeners to inspect more bags.
The complaint was prompted by Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA), who questioned whether airlines should be "profit sharing" with the TSA to offset this increased ...
Washington, DC is my favorite city in America and other than family and friends, that is the thing (well, place) I miss most as I enter my third month in Germany. DC is a bustling city filled with great restaurants, beautiful architecture, rich history, and all-you-can-eat politics. As a member of the American Bar Association, I received an invitation to hear Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Administrator John Pistole speak at the Capital Hilton in downtown Washington, DC earlier ...
I found this amusing video online today, and figured that everybody here might enjoy it.
Now of course the production values are extremely low, but because of that it allows for an interesting game. Name the airports that you see in the video.
(Thanks to Penn Jillette for posting the link to this video on twitter. You should also go see the show in Vegas, they do have a wonderful bit on how useless the security screening is)
Last March, the Government Accounting Office warned Congress that full body scanners have not been tested and may not be able to detect the very type of explosives material the machines were procured to detect. Few listened, as most members of Congress rolled over as the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced plans to make full body scanners the primary means of passengers screening, with "enhanced pat downs" (groping) if a citizen felt uncomfortable walking through the ...
There is a long history of both the TSA and private citizens testing the limits of the security checkpoints at the airport. I've even known one of the more infamous private citizens to do so in the TSA's existence. Supposedly the new full body scanners which are extremely invasive are supposed to detect such items, and others such as firearms so that the flying public is safe (at least that is how the Department of Homeland Security has been able to pacify the majority of ...
A restaurant near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Washington State has refused to serve Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees, posting a prominent sign by the door stating they are not welcome. Is this is a good thing?
The story came from Christopher Elliott and he did not bother to provide the name and address of the restaurant, but that is not important for the matter at hand.
First, the action of the restaurant owner is legal. Discrimination against ...
