Airlines push back against Senate effort to limit TSA facial recognition
As the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) continues to modernize airport security through biometrics, automation, and AI, a parallel effort is…
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TSA seeks private sector partners to transform airport screening
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking input from private-sector entities capable of delivering fully…
Enhanced Passenger Processing enters the fray at US airports
Air travel is so back. Numbers are up, and it’s the Fourth of July, when U.S. travelers take to the…
Airport biometric screening expands across US amid calls for federal oversight
Biometrics is steaming ahead for air travel, but privacy concerns remain while consumers are still becoming aware of modern changes….
TSA developing wearable sensors to replace physical pat downs
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (DHS S&T) are jointly developing…
Oversight report fuels urgency of Congressional push for TSA biometrics reform
At a time of intensified scrutiny of the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) expanding use of facial recognition technology (FRT) at…
Lawmakers target TSA facial recognition expansion
In a renewed bipartisan push to curtail the expanding use of facial recognition technology by federal agencies, Democrat Sen. Jeff…
Twenty years later the REAL ID debate refuses to go away
The states’ pushback against the REAL ID Act has been one of the most enduring, complex, and quietly significant battles…
TSA begins REAL ID full enforcement on May 7
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced the imminent implementation of REAL ID enforcement measures at TSA checkpoints nationwide. On May…
As air travel security expands, so do privacy concerns
As the United States prepares to host a series of major global events, including the 2026 FIFA World Cup and…
