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TSA Still Needs Work on Courtesy Complaints – Even During the Pandemic

The virus is spreading, and air travel is down. Yet, TSA is continues to receive courtesy complaints from the traveling public.

Why Has There Been a Substantial Increase in Privacy Complaints to DHS?

The most recent available DHS data show that privacy complaints over the last year have more than doubled. What is driving this huge increase?

TSA Customer Service Complaints Increasing in 2020

This year has been difficult for most people in the United States, including for those working at TSA.

TSA, N95s, What is and What Ought to Be

The Transportation Security Administration has 1.3 million N95 masks, and they are morally obligated to donate them to medical workers.

TSA Chief Counsel Sues DHS Sec and IG – Kerner vs. Wolf and Cuffari

On January 6, 2020, TSA Chief Counsel Francine Kerner filed a 38-page complaint against DHS Secretary Chad Wolf and DHS IG Joseph Cuffari.

The Remote ID Proposed Rulemaking is Still Being Delayed

The notion that the UAS proposed rulemaking would be completed by September 2019 seemed unlikely. Indeed, that is the case.

“That Doesn’t Look Right” – A Story of TSA’s Bad Data

TSA put out inaccurate data. I called them on it. This is the story of what happened next.

BREAKING: DHS Press Sec. is QAnon?! Bennie Thompson Seizes Control?! Really?!

DHS Press Secretary Revealed as QAnon Source?! Bennie Thompson seizes control of House Homeland Committee?! Trump wrestles?! Really?!!!

New Data on TSA’s Seizure of Concealed Firearms, 2015-2018

Last week, TSA reported a record-setting 4,239 firearm seizures in 2018. With all of TSA’s marketing, it is amazing this number of concealed weapons is still being found. Data tells a story, but is this the whole story?

Cautious Optimism on the FAA Drone ANPRM

2018 was a banner year for global experimentation in countering rogue drones, and new FAA proposed rules look to address the threats and risks from future drone systems.