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TSA's 'Pre-Check' Program Expands

AP | By EILEEN SULLIVAN | Posted 02.08.2012

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WASHINGTON -- A new passenger screening program to make check-in more convenient for certain travelers is being expanded to 28 more major U.S. airport...

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Inside The Life Of TSA Chief, John Pistole

AP | By EILEEN SULLIVAN | Posted 11.09.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Each day, dozens of U.S. intelligence officials crowd around a conference table in a small, windowless room in a government building acr...

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Napolitano Predicts Better Airline Passenger Screening In Future

AP | By EILEEN SULLIVAN | Posted 11.06.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Homeland Security Department Secretary Janet Napolitano predicted Tuesday that airline passengers in the future will no longer be instru...

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John Pistole: 'No More Private Screeners'

AP | KYLE HIGHTOWER | Posted 05.25.2011

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ORLANDO, Fla. — The Transportation Security Administration said it will not hire private contractors to screen airline passengers, despite calls...

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Message to TSA: Enough's Enough; Message to President: Here's Your Chance

Carl Jeffers | Posted 05.25.2011

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Carl Jeffers

Since 9/11 there have been over 26 documented serious attempts at terrorism in airline travel. How many have succeeded? None. Zero. That's not luck. That's because we are good at this.

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TSA Chief Pleads Against Full-Body Scan Boycott

AP | RAY HENRY | Posted 05.25.2011

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ATLANTA — The nation's airport security chief pleaded with Thanksgiving travelers for understanding and urged them not to boycott full-body scan...

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UPDATE: TSA Will Work To Make Pat-Downs Less Invasive, John Pistole Says

AP | JIM ABRAMS | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The head of the agency responsible for airport security, facing protests from travelers and pressure from the White House, appeared...

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John Pistole Confirmed As New TSA Chief

AP | EILEEN SULLIVAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The third time was the charm for President Barack Obama to fill the top job at the Transportation Security Administration. The Sen...

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Good Luck to Obama's Prospective TSA Chief -- Heʼll Need It.

Fred Gevalt | Posted 05.25.2011

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This past week, President Obama, with two false starts already under his belt, finally nominated a guy who actually has half a chance of passing muster with the Senate for TSA Administrator -- John Pistole, current deputy administrator of FBI.

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John Pistole, FBI Deputy Director, Becomes Obama's Third Nominee To Head TSA

AP | JULIE PACE and EILEEN SULLIVAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Hoping to make the third nomination the charm, the White House announced Monday that President Barack Obama would nominate FBI Depu...

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