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Reports Indicate TSA Knives and Slow Security Will Kick Off Summer Travel Season WASHINGTON, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Coalition of Flight Attendant Unions, representing 90,000 Flight Attendants including United, American, Southwest and US Airways, are conducting a press conference and rally Monday, May 20, 2013 at Houston Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to continue engaging the traveling public in efforts to keep the aircraft cabin free of knives. According to a...

Reports Indicate TSA Knives and Slow Security Will Kick Off Summer Travel Season WASHINGTON, May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Coalition of Flight Attendant Unions and industry stakeholders will hold a press conference Monday, May 20, 2013 at Houston Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to continue engaging the traveling public in efforts to keep the passenger cabin free of knives that have been used as weapons. According to a recent Washington Post article "now the chatter is...

WASHINGTON, May 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Lawyers for nine organizations representing 400,000 aviation professionals, passengers and law enforcement officers today filed a legal petition with Transportation Security Administrator John Pistole and copied to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano seeking to rescind plans to allow knives in the aircraft cabins for the first time since 9/11. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110302/DC58223LOGO) "The...

redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Readily available smartphone apps that scan airline boarding passes can alert passengers to whether or not they have been selected for additional screening by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), security experts warn. The barcodes contain information that reveals which security protocols a traveler will be subject to, the researchers said. The vulnerability involves the TSA’s pre-screening system known as...

WASHINGTON, July 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Transportation Security Administration (TSA), in cooperation with the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA), the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA), the Transport Workers Union (TWU) and Airlines for America (A4A), today announced plans for the second phase of the industry's Known Crewmember (KCM) initiative, offering expedited security screening to verified flight attendants employed by U.S.-based airlines....

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- John Pistole, head of the Transportation Security Administration, will speak at a National Press Club Speakers Luncheon, March 5. Pistole will discuss "Counterterrorism, Risk-Based Security, and TSA's Vision for the Future of Aviation Security." (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080917/NPCLOGO) In July, 2010, Pistole was confirmed as the fifth administrator of the TSA, where he oversees the 60,000 employees who...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Tantus Technologies, Inc. (Tantus) has been awarded a contract by Financial Asset Management Systems (FAMS) to provide IT Security Support Services. FAMS is a private collection agency based in Atlanta, GA, supporting Federal Student Aid, an office of the U.S. Department of Education. "I am very excited about this award," said Dan Waddell, Director of Information Security & Privacy (IS&P) of Tantus. "This represents our first...

PMAM Corporation of Irving, Texas, has purchased ATB Services, Inc, of Colorado Springs. Both companies are in the business of providing false alarm management solutions to law enforcement agencies. The combined company will be known as PMAM Corporation, which now has more than 150 employees. PMAM Corp. will continue to reduce false alarms, increase fee collections, and help keep officers on the streets in communities throughout North America. Irving, Texas (PRWEB) December 22, 2011 PMAM...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) International President Veda Shook today issued the following statement on the upcoming tenth anniversary of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA): (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110302/DC58223LOGO) "Since the tragic events of September 11th, Flight Attendants go to work with an even greater sense of responsibility. We know that not only are we first responders to...

OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today named Kevin Donovan as the Federal Security Director (FSD) for Will Rogers World Airport (OKC) in Oklahoma City. In this capacity he will be responsible for handling day-to-day security operations, which includes both passenger and baggage screening at OKC. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090401/TSALOGO) For more than seven years, Donovan worked in different capacities...