That SSSS On Your Boarding Pass Could Mean TSA Will Swab Your Electronics

The SSSS code means you’ve been chosen for enhanced TSA screening, which can involve extra inspections and swabbing your belongings at the checkpoint.

TSA agents are working without pay at US airports due to another shutdown

A shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security has gone into effect. That includes the Transportation Security ...

Here’s how a shutdown will affect DHS agencies

The federal government appears to be barreling toward yet another partial shutdown this week, as Democrats and Republicans remain at odds over a deal to keep the Department of Homeland Security ...

5 TSA Security Tech Projects That Could Change Airport Screening

The TSA is developing automated lanes, CT scanners, AI body screening, biometric ID programs, and self-screening systems to ...
The Points Guy

ConfirmID rollout: Here's what it's like going through TSA with no ID

The Transportation Security Administration now charges travelers $45 if they don't have a Real ID. TPG just tested it out.
The Cincinnati Enquirer

TSA to charge $45 to get through security starting Feb. 1

Starting Feb. 1, 2026, TSA may charge a $45 fee for travelers who do not have a Real ID or other acceptable identification. Travelers can pay the fee in advance online through a portal called TSA ...
Fox Business

No REAL ID? TSA to charge travelers at airports $45 beginning in February

Travelers who show up at airport security without a REAL ID will soon have a new backup option, but it will come at a cost. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced Thursday it will ...
Aviation Week

TSA Expanding Touchless Facial Recognition To 65 Airports

The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) plans to significantly expand its Pre-Check Touchless ID program, which allows passengers to move through checkpoints using biometric facial ...
TheStreet.com

TSA is leaving this airport forever with no plans to return

The airport now faces major problems, and flyers are paying the price. The TSA provides security at U.S. airports. When it leaves, it takes its equipment with it. Losing the TSA can be a death knell ...
Travel Weekly

TSA is undertaking a large expansion of Touchless ID

TSA intends to expand the PreCheck Touchless ID program to 65 airports by the end of the spring. Touchless ID lanes are currently in 15 airports: Atlanta, Dallas-Fort Worth, Chicago O'Hare, Detroit, ...
Columbus Dispatch

Traveling for Christmas? A rundown TSA changes in 2025, including bans and new security rules

Traveling this week to see friends and family in time for Christmas? Before you hit the road to the airport, it's important to keep in mind the changes the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) ...
USA Today

You don't have to do a face or full-body scan at TSA if you don't want

Passengers can decline a facial scan and request a standard ID verification process instead. It is also legal to opt out of the full-body scanner, which will result in a physical pat-down by a TSA ...