Transportation
March 14, 2013
Reporter: Steve Strunsky
The head of the Transportation Security Administration is likely to get a mixed reception this afternoon, when he’s scheduled to testify before Congress on his recent decision to allow small knives on commercial airliners.
March 12, 2013
Last week’s announcement that pocket knives, golf clubs and other potentially dangerous, even deadly items, could be carried onto airliners has sparked a fierce backlash from a long list of constituents including flight attendants, pilots, air marshals, federal lawmakers, passengers and at least one airline CEO.
Now another powerful group is ready to announce it is joining the list today: the 47,000 Transportation Security Administration screeners in whose name the change was made.
March 8, 2013
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), Chairman of the Transportation Security Subcommittee, released the following statement in response to a report revealing details of a botched security test by TSA at Newark Airport
January 31, 2013
In his first official airport tour as Transportation Security Subcommittee Chairman, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) visited Charlotte-Douglas International Airport to discuss the current security measures utilized by one of America's leadi
January 23, 2013
The Transportation Security Administration has announced their decision to drop full-body scanning machines that produce graphic images of travelers at security checkpoints due to the fact that the maker of the machines, Rapiscan Systems, cannot produce s
January 4, 2013
Homeland Security Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) announced that U.S. Representative Richard Hudson will be appointed the Chairman of the Transportation Security Subcommittee.