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Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

TSA agents screen passengers as travelers wait for passenger screening at a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint inside the Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT) at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in Los Angeles, California on March 23, 2026. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images)

TSA labor union sues agency regarding FOIA delay, Gold+ initiative

The lawsuit alleges TSA hid its privatization plans from the American Federation of Government Employees, which represents 47,000 Transportation Security Officers.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents patrol Dulles International Airport as a worker washes windows on March 24, 2026 in Dulles, Virginia. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)

House Democrats target ICE, TSA data-sharing in new bill

With 26 lawmakers backing it, the legislation would prevent the two Department of Homeland Security units from sharing information related to immigration enforcement.
Transportation Security Administration officers screen passengers and check their luggages as they go through security in Terminal 7 of Los Angeles International Airport, in Los Angeles, on March 23, 2026. (Etienne Laurent / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

DHS taps dataset of baggage images to improve TSA scans

The agency’s science and technology group contracted with a vendor for synthetic data capabilities to support algorithm development and testing.
Department of Homeland Security officers are seen outside of a federal immigration office after a man was fatally shot by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, on July 14, 2026 in Scarborough, Maine. (Photo by Ryan Murphy/Getty Images)

Homeland Security’s updated AI inventory raises more questions than it answers

Months past the deadline, the agency has generally filled in its risk management sections for high-impact use cases, but it also walked back some deployment statuses and…
An ICE agent stands alongside a long line of travelers waiting to pass through a TSA Checkpoint at the Philadelphia International Airport on March 28, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images)

ICE credits technology, data-sharing for exceeding arrest goals

The Department of Homeland Security unit increased its annual target of arrests of individuals with criminal history or pending charges after more than doubling its 2025 goal.
A group of ICE agents walk around Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on March 25, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. The travel disruptions continue as hundreds of TSA agents quit or work without pay during a partial government shutdown. U.S. President Donald Trump said ICE agents will be deployed to U.S. airports on Monday, with border czar Tom Homan in charge of the effort.(Photo by Megan Varner/Getty Images)

TSA official blames shutdown for stalled tech efforts, praises ICE for airport assists

The acting director said the DHS funding lapse has delayed IT projects and led to ICE performing ID verification tasks.
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Ha Nguyen McNeill, senior official performing the duties of the administrator of the Transportation Security Administration, testifies during the DHS oversight hearing in the Cannon House office building on Jan. 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)

TSA official clarifies passenger data-sharing protocols with ICE

"We are supporting the mission of our colleagues at the Department of Homeland Security, and that includes enforcement of immigration laws,” Ha Nguyen McNeill said.
Kristi Noem, secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, speaks about REAL ID in a video playing at a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at Raleigh-Durham International Airport on Dec. 27, 2025. (Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images)

TSA intends to revise biometric data collection

The Department of Homeland Security is considering updates to how it verifies identity and conducts security threat assessments for PreCheck applicants.
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