Read more Transportation Security Administration stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/37380/transportation-security-administration.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:00:54 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69952/airport-seize-your-stuff-look-for-it-on-ebay.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFrom knives to baseball bats to cake-cutters to corkscrews, and including at least one kitchen sink, the Transportation Security Administration confiscates around a million items from air travelers every month, CNN reports. Guns are turned over to law enforcement and shampoo bottles end up in the trash, but the rest...http://www.newser.com/story/69952/airport-seize-your-stuff-look-for-it-on-ebay.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 22 Sep 2009 8:19:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69742/airports-crack-down-on-powder.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAir travelers have yet another thing to worry about when packing their bags: powder. Federal authorities haven’t banned or even restricted baby powder, makeup, talcum powder, and the like, but the TSA is outfitting airports around the country with new kits to test such seemingly innocuous material for explosives. If...http://www.newser.com/story/69742/airports-crack-down-on-powder.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 18 Sep 2009 13:06:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69202/8-years-on-critics-call-airport-security-theater.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBillions of dollars in spending since 9/11 has given airport security officers plenty of ways to catch terrorists—but are critics right in calling it "security theater"? Take the “millimeter wave whole body imager,” which pinpoint “anomalies” on your person: Sure, it will spot a handgun, or a sharp object,...http://www.newser.com/story/69202/8-years-on-critics-call-airport-security-theater.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 11 Sep 2009 18:17:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66788/booking-a-flight-get-ready-to-state-sex-and-age.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAir passengers booking flights in the US can expect some extra questions starting this weekend, the Washington Post reports. Travelers will be asked for their sex and birth date, which will be forwarded along with other information to federal officials checking watch lists. The move comes as the Transportation Security...http://www.newser.com/story/66788/booking-a-flight-get-ready-to-state-sex-and-age.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 13 Aug 2009 7:31:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64876/tsas-favorite-dog-foods.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWant your household guardian to perform up to federal standards? Check out the brands the Transportation Security Administration prefers for its bomb-sniffing dogs, via US News & World Report : Hills Science Diet: Including the Adult and Active K9 versions. Canidae : Lamb & Rice formula in particular. California Natural: Choosy feds...http://www.newser.com/story/64876/tsas-favorite-dog-foods.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 20 Jul 2009 19:55:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53815/congressional-run-ins-with-tsa-continue.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt’s not quite a David Vitter, but Oregon Rep. Peter DeFazio had his own run-in with airport security this week, the Washington Post reports. DeFazio, one of the architects of the Transportation Security Administration, had to endure what he thought was an unnecessary search. But when he told the screeners...http://www.newser.com/story/53815/congressional-run-ins-with-tsa-continue.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Mar 2009 13:08:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51196/airport-body-scanners-may-replace-metal-detectors.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFull-body scanners may eventually replace standard metal detectors at airports, USA Today reports. The feds are experimenting with machines that look through clothing for hidden guns or bombs—especially those made of plastic that can elude metal detectors. Tulsa's airport has the scanners now, and San Francisco, Las Vegas, Miami,...http://www.newser.com/story/51196/airport-body-scanners-may-replace-metal-detectors.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Feb 2009 19:40:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/47336/passengers-subdue-wacko-who-said-he-had-bomb.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA delusional airline passenger who claimed to have a bomb was subdued by other passengers as their Delta jet landed yesterday in Los Angeles. Among the heroes, the Los Angeles Times reports, was guitarist Chris Llewellyn, who performs with rapper Asher Roth. The 45-year-old passenger allegedly assaulted a flight attendant...http://www.newser.com/story/47336/passengers-subdue-wacko-who-said-he-had-bomb.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 08 Jan 2009 6:54:18 CST