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Transportation Security Administration

Transportation Security Administration
Government Agency
Agency nameTransportation Security Administration
Agency overview
Formed2001
Employees56,221 (2009)
JurisdictionTransportation systems inside, and connecting to the United States of America
Annual budget$8.1 billion (2009)
HeadquartersPentagon City, Arlington County, Virginia
Operational structure
Agency executivesJohn S. Pistole, Administrator
Parent agencyDepartment of Homeland Security

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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is an agency of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security responsible for the safety and security of the travelling public in the United States.

The TSA was created as part of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act, sponsored by Don Young in the house and Ernest Hollings in the Senate, passed by the 107th U.S. Congress, and signed into law by President George W. Bush on . Originally part of the U.S. Department of Transportation, the TSA was moved to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on .

John S. Pistole is the fifth TSA Administrator, having replaced former head Kip Hawley.

Transportation Security Administration Video

Bootleg of new training video for Transportation Security Administration.
1.60 min. | 4.48 user rating		 Die für Sicherheit an US-Flughäfen zuständige Transportation Security Administration (TSA) hat am Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) ihre neueste Waffe gegen potenzielle terroristische Bedrohungen in Stellung gebracht: Einen 3D-Ganzkörperscanner, der durch Kleidungsstücke hindurch jeden Gegenstand aufspürt, den Reisende möglicherweise am Körper versteckt haben und an Kontrollen vorbeischmuggeln wollen der dem Bedienpersonal aber auch alle Rundungen und Körperproportionen der Durchleuchteten offenbart. www.heise.de The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will begin testing millimeter wave passenger imaging technology at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport (PHX) as a voluntary alternative to a pat-down during secondary screening. In a matter of seconds, this technology can detect weapons, explosives and other threat items concealed under layers of clothing without physical contact. www.tsa.gov
0.25 min. | 4.73 user rating		 Come on, everybody! Sing along with The Transportation Security Administration while you're waiting in security lines this holiday season! Approximately 60 seconds. Produced by Hawk Jensen from an idea by Nick Gillespie. Slide show courtesy of the Denver Post: photos.denverpost.com Music at www.youtube.com Related videos: 44 Ways to Say TSA: What do the initials "TSA" really stand for? www.youtube.com Con Air 2010 (TSA Remix) This holiday season, we're all convicts: www.youtube.com Coming to an Airport Near You: Prison-style strip searches? www.youtube.com We're the TSA and You Can Count on Us! (to overreact to tiny threats and ignore big ones) www.youtube.com Visit reason.tv to download HD, iPod, and audio versions of this and all our videos, and subscribe to Reason.tv's YouTube channel to receive automatic notification when new content is posted.
0.90 min. | 4.86 user rating		 A plane from New York's La Guardia Airport was diverted to Philadelphia after a teenage passenger put on a religious item disrupting the flight Thursday morning. Authorities say, Chautauqua Airlines flight 3079 from LaGuardia to Louisville was diverted to Philadelphia after a 17-year-old male strapped on a "tefillin" for prayer purposes after takeoff. Sources say a female flight attendant had never seen a tefillin before, which has two small black boxes with black straps attached to them and one box was placed on his head and the other tied to his arm. The attendant became concerned and reported it. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) says they were notified of a "disruptive passenger" on the plane and as a result was diverted to Philly. The plane that departed LaGuardia at 7:25 am landed in Philadelphia at 8:50 am and the teen and his 16-year-old sister were met by Homeland Security and the Philadelphia Police Bomb Squad. "Per standard procedures, TSA and law enforcement personnel met the flight. The disruptive passenger was interviewed, the plane was swept with negative findings, and the flight is taxiing to the gate," the TSA. The commuter plane operated by Chautauqua Airlines under the US Airways name was occupied by 15 passengers who according to sources were unaware of the incident. No charges have been filed and the plane remains on the ground at Philadelphia International Airport.
3.13 min. | 4.1 user rating		 Approved for release by the TSA. Edited for content. I left the middle in for emphasis on the length of time involved. Video courtesy: Transportation Security Administration, the Port Authority and Continental Airlines, and Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ). Press Release of Senator Lautenberg Working With Law Enforcement, Lautenberg Releases Video of Newark Airport Security Breach Thursday, January 7, 2010 NEWARK, NJ - After calling for the release of surveillance footage of the January 3 security breach at Newark Liberty Airport in meetings with top security officials at the Transportation Security Administration, the Port Authority and Continental Airlines, Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) today released video footage of the security breach. The video, approved for release by the TSA, is not considered Sensitive Security Information and law enforcement officials have determined that it will be useful in helping to advance the ongoing investigation. The release of this video will give law enforcement another tool to help find the person who breached the security gate at Newark Liberty Airport, stated Lautenberg. I encourage this individual or anyone with knowledge of his identity to immediately contact law enforcement. It is unacceptable that the Port Authority took so long to produce this tape, but now that it is public we have a better chance of getting to the bottom of this major security incident.
1.85 min. | 4.14 user rating
As per the new guidelines announced by the Transportation Security Administration of USA, Sikhs will no longer have to remove their turbans for screening at the airport checkpoints. The announcement came after the Sikh community in US raised concern on TSA's law that made it mandatory to subject turbans, a religious symbol of the Sikhs, for manual checks at American airports.
1.90 min. | 4.15 user rating		 The TSA has recently gained a lot of attention with the change in their airport security, as shown by videos like a young boy being strip searched, or a 71 year old man with a knee implant being given the good old pat down. We're here to show you actual tapes (not really) of the Transportation Security Administration doing its every day job in trying to secure the nation from terrorism, and at the same time reveling their true twisted intentions. We hope you enjoy this parody. Music by incompetech. Stay connected with us at the links below! Vlog and Bloopers Channel: www.youtube.com Twitter: www.twitter.com Myspace: www.myspace.com Anthonys Facebook: www.facebook.com Ryans Facebook: www.facebook.com Ryans Dailybooth: dailybooth.com T-Shirts: bizarrelyfunny.spreadshirt.com Blog: www.bizarrelyfunny.com Tags TSA screening pat down outrage revolt gangstaz pants young boy strip searched enhanced security procedures explained airport bomb plane touches wiggly bits agent punched the hustle comedy parody sex assault training video don't touch my junk terror transportation security administration explosives government implant prosthetic man refusal 3 year old 71 7 threatened abuse homeland privacy pat down body scanners steriotype racist joke funny bizarrelyfunny
6.10 min. | 4.87 user rating		 Girl sexually molested at Airport by TSA agent... Before boarding a flight in Grand Rapids, a woman says the search at the security checkpoint was violent, unnecessary and extremely upsetting. "When I got on the plane all I wanted to do was sob," says traveler Ella Swift. Swift was one of an increasing number of passengers Transportation Security Administration officers are thoroughly searching by hand. They call it an "enhanced pat-down." Swift says they told her she was singled out because she was wearing a skirt. She says the search earlier this month was very rough and left her in tears.
1.65 min. | 3.93 user rating		 After Congressman Roskam learned of two classified TSA reports claiming security screeners at O'Hare failed to detect 60 percent of bomb materials and explosives hidden in carry-on bags he immediately sought an inspection of O'Hare's security measures with Federal Safety Director, Kathleen Petrowsky. Roskam needed to know what measures were being taken by TSA to rectify the finding of these investigations. It was also imperative for Roskam to hear what TSA learned from the undercover tests it conducted and how they are using this information to lower the screening failure percentage. O'Hare International Airport, located in the district Congressman Roskam represents, is our nation's second busiest airport servicing more than 75 million passengers a year. "However difficult, we must have measures that give America the greatest opportunity to prevent future attacks," said Roskam. "The current screening success rate is simply unacceptable." Roskam's inspection of O'Hare coincided with an FBI alert concerning a renewed threat of shoe bombs. Just last month, European security officials discovered a pair of shoes being used to transport bomb components. These small components could then be reassembled once past security checkpoints. This is not the first time shoes have been used as a terrorist weapon. Three months after the attacks of 9/11, Richard Reid was caught trying to blow up an American Airlines jet with a shoe bomb. "As terrorists change tactics so must our security <b>...</b>
0.97 min. | 4.82 user rating		 TSA searches & fists AMERICANS! CALL: 1-900-976-0TSA Transportation Security Administration. Saturday Night Live NBC & FOX NEWS. Greta Van Susteren LAST CALL...
1.53 min. | 4.69 user rating

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GOP lawmakers say TSA reauthorization requires reform - SecurityInfoWatch Tweet this news
SecurityInfoWatch--BY CQ STAFF Republican leaders on the House Homeland Security Committee announced Friday that the panel will begin work on legislation to authorize -Transportation Security Administration- activities. The committee's chairman, Pete - Date : Mon, 18 Apr 2011 20:57:08 GMT+00:00
Former airport security screener pleads guilty to theft - Las Vegas Review-Journal Tweet this news
Las Vegas Review-Journal--John W. Miller, 35, who worked for the US -Transportation Security Administration-, told US District Judge James Mahan that he stole the money last June to help pay his bills. The judge could sentence Miller to a maximum one year - Date : Tue, 19 Apr 2011 00:39:20 GMT+00:00
TSA Union Calls for Radiation Monitoring for Security Officers - Safety.BLR.com Tweet this news
Safety.BLR.com--The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) has called on the -Transportation Security Administration- (-TSA-) to immediately begin a nationwide radiation monitoring program for security officers. The union is also asking -TSA- - Date : Mon, 18 Apr 2011 13:01:16 GMT+00:00
Hawaii, Other States, Form Caucus to Oppose TSA Intrusions - Watchdog Tweet this news
Watchdog--SAM SLOM - Believing that the federal -Transportation Security Administration- (-TSA-) has gone too far in an assault on individual and states rights, a new, national, bipartisan legislative caucus is emerging to take action. Dubbed tentatively - Date : Mon, 18 Apr 2011 13:10:17 GMT+00:00
School Bus Drivers Trained to be Security Conscious - School Transportation News (blog) Tweet this news
School Transportation News (blog)--NewsOK.com reported that school bus drivers were being trained by the federal program under the auspices of the -Transportation Security Administration- to report suspicious criminal or potential terrorist activities tha - Date : Tue, 19 Apr 2011 00:48:05 GMT+00:00
Airports must screen everybody to avoid risk - Statesman Journal Tweet this news
Statesman Journal--As people watched the news and saw children being patted down while going through airport security, most people thought that was wrong. Yet what the -Transportation Security Administration- stated was correct. You must look at the whole - Date : Tue, 19 Apr 2011 01:37:34 GMT+00:00
Woman facing charge after TSA egg incident - UPI.com Tweet this news
UPI.com--Val Baul, a former radio DJ and traveling clown known locally in Roeland Park, Kan., as the "Bunny Lady," said a -Transportation Security Administration- agent confronted her about her confetti-filled eggs after she had already - Date : Fri, 08 Apr 2011 07:08:13 GMT+00:00
Who works, who doesn't in government shutdown - Los Angeles Times Tweet this news
Los Angeles Times--That means that 80 percent of the 230000 employees at the Department of Homeland Security, which includes the Coast Guard, Customs and Border Protection, Secret Service and the -Transportation Security Administration- would remain at th - Date : Thu, 07 Apr 2011 23:43:05 GMT+00:00
House Panel Explores TSA Resources for Global Aviation Security - HSToday Tweet this news
HSToday--The -Transportation Security Administration- (-TSA-) requires more people to conduct overseas inspections of airports in foreign countries to ensure they comply with acceptable global aviation security standards, the -TSA- official responsible fo - Date : Fri, 08 Apr 2011 11:06:37 GMT+00:00
TSA Investigates Bunny Lady's Eggs - Fox News (blog) Tweet this news
Fox News (blog)--But now a Roeland Park, Kansas, woman is facing the wrath of the -Transportation Security Administration- after a bizarre run-in with an agent at the Philadelphia International Airport involving, of all things, a basket of confetti-filled - Date : Wed, 06 Apr 2011 17:11:10 GMT+00:00

Funding :
Budget $ Millions Share
Aviation Security 4,809 71%
Federal Air Marshals 767 11%
Transportation Security Support & Intelligence 524 8%
Aviation Security Capital Fund 250 4%
Checkpoint Screening Security Fund 250 4%
Transportation Threat Assessment & Credentialing 164 2%
Surface Transportation Security 47 1%
Total 6,814 100%

Department of Homeland Security

Deputy SecretaryUnited States Coast Guard * Immigration and Customs Enforcement * Citizenship and Immigration Services * Customs and Border Protection * Federal Emergency Management Agency * Federal Law Enforcement Training Center * United States Secret Service * Office of Operations Coordination * Transportation Security Administration
National Protection
and Programs		Federal Protective Service * National Communications System * National Cyber Security Division * US-VISIT * Infrastructure Protection
Science and
Technology		Innovation Division (Including Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency) * Explosives Division * Chemical and Biological Division * Border and Maritime Security Division * Command, Control, and Interoperability Division * Human Factors Division * Infrastructure/Geophysical Division
Intelligence and AnalysisOffice of Intelligence and Analysis
ManagementManagement Directorate
PolicyPolicy Development * International Affairs * State and Local Law Enforcement * Private Sector * Immigration Statistics * Screening Coordination * Strategic Plans * Homeland Security Advisory Council



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