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Travelers go through the TSA PreCheck security point at Miami International Airport on June 2. The number of TSA PreCheck applicants has more than doubled owing to record security wait times.

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TSA PreCheck Applications Soar Amid Long Lines At Airports

4:49pm June 23, 2016

by Lee Hale

They don't take off their shoes, they don't take out their laptops and their numbers are growing every day. Some 16,000 people per day are applying for the government's airport pre-screening program.

Passengers line up to check in before their flights in May at Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix. Two new automated security lanes at the Atlanta Airport are aimed at reducing long wait times.

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New Airport Security Lanes In Atlanta Are 30% More Efficient, TSA Chief Says

4:02pm June 11, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The two lanes, which were designed by Delta, were rolled out last month. TSA administrator Peter Neffenger told a Senate committee that "initial results show dramatic improvements."

Lines of travelers at Denver International Airport snake their way through security on Thursday.

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Cities Consider Privatizing TSA To Speed Up Checkpoints, But Would It?

9:05pm May 26, 2016

by David Schaper

Some experts say replacing the TSA with private airport security firms wouldn't solve the problems causing long wait times and would do little to help this summer's busy travel season.

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TSA Administrator Peter Neffenger prepares to testify during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on Capitol Hill. Lawmakers sought answers as to why long security lines persist at airports around the country.

TSA Hopes To Speed Up Screening Lines This Summer, Administrator Tells Congress

7:17pm May 25, 2016

But the agency projects that its checkpoints will screen 100 million more people in 2016 than it did in 2013 — even as its workforce has been reduced by 12 percent over that same time period.

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TSA's Head Of Security 'Removed' From Office, Says House Panel

9:17pm May 23, 2016

by Dana Farrington

The Oversight Committee has criticized TSA for giving Kelly Hoggan bonuses despite security problems under his leadership. The agency has also been under fire for long screening lines for travelers.

Passengers at O'Hare International Airport wait in line to be screened at a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint.

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Security Lines Are Interminable, But With Good Reason

8:34am May 21, 2016

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon just spent time waiting in a long security line at the airport. He says that even though it's easy to grow impatient, the security measures exist to protect lives.

Faced with the prospect of long wait times at airports this summer, Homeland Security is boosting its checkpoint staffing. In this photo from December, passengers line up to go through security at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.

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TSA Boosts Number Of Security Staff, Aiming At Airport Bottlenecks

1:02pm May 04, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson hopes that adding staff to security checkpoints will prevent longer wait times that had been projected for this summer.

Lines of travelers snake past TSA agents at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport last fall.

Ready For Fun? First Take Off Your Shoes And Wait In Long Airport Lines

8:00am March 10, 2016

by Marilyn Geewax

Airlines are expecting record numbers of spring break travelers. Both the industry and TSA are expecting airport screening checkpoints to have long lines. They urge travelers to arrive early.

Airports' Backscatter Scanners Met Radiation Standards, Panel Says

11:26am September 30, 2015

by Julie Appleby

The machines, pulled in 2013, expose travelers and airport workers to a dose of radiation well within acceptable limits — a factor of 10 below recommended safety standards.

If Congress doesn't act to fund the Department of Homeland Security by Friday, then over 200,000 TSA employees won't be receiving paychecks — but many of them will still have to show up to work.

For TSA Officers, Congress' Inaction On Funding Could Hit Home

7:34pm February 25, 2015

by Ailsa Chang

If Congress doesn't fund the Department of Homeland Security this week, most DHS employees will likely be ordered to stay on the job — and make do without a paycheck until funding is restored.

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