TSA Begins Expansion of Pre-Check Security Program

December 5, 2013
Hopefully, your chance to skip the lines at airport security is going to get a lot easier soon.

Starting today, travelers in the Indianapolis area will be able to apply and complete their background interview at the application center at Indianapolis International Airport.

TSA to Remove Certain Airport Body Scanner Models by June. // www.SteeleTravelBlog.com

January 21, 2013

The U.S. Transportation Security Administration effective in June said it would no longer use scanners that emitted a low-dose X-ray because the company that makes them can’t fix the privacy issues. The other airport body scanners, which produce a generic outline instead of a naked image, are staying.

At first, both types of scanners showed travelers naked. The idea was that security workers could spot both metallic objects like guns as well as non-metallic items such as plastic explosives....