Transportation Security Administration

The IRS was doing its job

2013-05-22 12:00:00

After listening to the news reports for the past week, I think I must be the only person in America who thinks that the IRS is supposed to look for people and groups who might try to evade taxes ("Taxing the tea party," May 13). I am an honest person...

Travelers report long lines at BWI as spring break kicks off

2013-03-22 10:17:00

Frustrated travelers reported long lines at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport on Friday morning, as crowds jammed into terminals on their way out of town as local schools prepared to let out for spring break. The delays...

What hiring freeze? Federal government continues to post job openings

2013-03-23 00:00:00

While hundreds of thousands of federal workers brace for unpaid furloughs starting next month, Uncle Sam is still looking to hire. In one week alone this month, nearly 2,200 job listings available to the public were posted on USAJobs.gov, the federal...

Ranking agencies by job satisfaction

2012-11-24 10:59:27

Travelers gripe about having to remove shoes while going through airport security or undergoing full-body pat-downs. But imagine being the Transportation Security Administration screener who has to deal with thousands of grumpy passengers daily or must...

TSA agent at BWI sentenced to prison for child porn

2012-11-19 19:03:00

A 42-year-old Perry Hall man who worked as a Transportation Security Administration agent at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport was sentenced to two years in prison on Monday for the possession of child pornography, according...

As holiday nears, BWI moves to ease crunch on land, in air

2012-11-14 14:49:00

With the busiest travel period of the year just a few anxious days away, BWI Marshall Airport is in an all-out push to burnish its reputation as the "easy come, easy go" airport. Wednesday morning, federal security officials added BWI to a pre-...

House passes bill to simplify some international travel

2012-09-19 07:09:00

Passengers flying internationally from Ireland, Canada and the Caribbean through other airports around the United States may soon have an easier time with their luggage. On Sept. 11, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 6028, the "No-Hassle Flying...

3 interns bring you the blow-by-blow details from TNA's BaseBrawl event

2012-07-20 20:35:00

On Friday night, the home of the Aberdeen IronBirds was transformed into a wrestling arena for TNA wrestling, an event officially called “BaseBrawl.” In case you missed it, three dedicated Baltimore Sun interns -- Everett Cook (@everettcook),...

Harford council approves business loan opposed by Campaign for Liberty

2012-07-12 12:39:00

Spurred by a Campaign for Liberty drive, a handful of residents opposed a Harford County Council bill giving an Edgewood company a loan, calling it "crony capitalism." By a 5-1 vote, the council Tuesday night approved a $750,000 economic development...

Whether it's the economy or the Colorado shooting, the left and right view the world in predictable ways

2012-08-04 05:00:00

The gulf between the American left and right continues to widen against a backdrop of high unemployment, weak growth and high octane cultural battles. I got to thinking about this growing divide in the aftermath of the Colorado movie theater shooting...

Ehrlich overreached in characterizing origins of the TSA

2012-08-08 08:00:00

Former Gov. Robert L. EhrlichJr.used a bit too much dramatic license in claiming that the Transportation Security Administration was the brainchild of the "left" ("The left and right view the world in predictable ways," Aug. 5). My recollection is that...

As a columnist, Ehrlich can no longer be bothered with the facts

2012-08-08 09:00:00

For his many years of public service,Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.has rightfully earned the respect of Maryanders. But as a columnist whose byline now includes the tag "Maryland chairman for the Romney presidential campaign," he's put in jeopardy any semblance of...

Signs direct American Airlines passengers to the TSA precheck line at O'Hare International Airport last August.

2013-05-03 09:31:00

TSA announced in March that they were going to allow passengers to carry folding knives with blades 2.36 inches or shorter and less than half an inch wide, as well as pool cues, ski poles, hockey sticks, lacrosse sticks, golf clubs and novelty-size bats.

2013-05-01 22:30:33

A TSA security checkpoint at JFK Airport in New York City. Changes in the Prohibited Items list that were supposed to have gone into effect Thursday have been delayed.

2013-04-22 16:32:18