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WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- The creative minds behind Smokey Bear have unveiled a new character U.S. officials hope will help ease tensions at airport security gates.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- A controversial U.S. Transportation Security Agency effort to single out nervous-looking fliers is producing few arrests, officials said.
WASHINGTON, July 31 (UPI) -- The U.S. Transportation Security Administration says it may fine airlines up to $25,000 when they wrongly tell passengers they're on a terrorist watch list.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- The turnover rate of U.S. airport security screeners is 2 1/2 times that of other federal workers despite a heavily financed incentive program, USA Today said.
U.S. airport security seizures drop
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- The number of items seized from travelers by security agents at 800 U.S. airports has plummeted since 2005, USA Today reported Friday.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- U.S. transportation officials, ramping up anti-terror efforts, said background checks would be made on more than 1 million aviation workers starting in January.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- As the United States approaches its busiest travel days of the year, the government is urging air travelers to do a better job packing their carry-on bags.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- Federal officials say they won't relax a new policy mandating government background checks for sales clerks, waiters and janitors at U.S. airports.
ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 10 (UPI) -- The U.S. government shut down a scanning machine that allowed Orlando, Fla., airline passengers to keep their shoes on after it failed a recent test.
ATLANTA, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- The holiday weekend will mean big deals at airport contraband resale shops across the country, including a surplus warehouse in Atlanta.
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