Senate committee examines port safety in Washington
TSA Administrator John Pistole testifies before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee regarding security in U.S. ports with emphasis on worker identification on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on May 10, 2011. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg
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The U.S. Transportation Security Administration Tuesday delayed proposed changes to the prohibited items list following an outcry against allowing small knives.
A national report shows U.S. airlines performed well in 2012, although customer complaints rose compared with 2011.
A bipartisan group in the U.S. Congress has asked for a continued ban on small knives on airplanes.
The Transportation Security Administration is reassessing airline safety so it can identify the likeliest threats, its administrator told a U.S. House panel.
A passenger aboard US Airways flight from Paris claimed she had a surgically implanted device, forcing the plane's diversion Tuesday to Bangor, Maine.
The Aspen Institute reports its third annual forum on homeland security and counter-terrorism is to be in Colorado in July.
UPI Almanac for Friday, Nov. 25, 2011.
Some frequent fliers will get through screening at four U.S. airports faster if they provide requested information about themselves, officials say.
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration says it is changing its policy on how airport screeners search young children.
U.S. airport security workers will be able to have union representation -- but not on all issues, the head of the Transportation Security Administration said.
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