security

It doesn’t matter if you’ve just spent 30 minutes in the regular TSA queues, less than 5 minutes (make that 10 minutes – TSA thinks they’re fooling someone) in the…

If you’re traveling by plane in the United States, you know that sometimes you’ll get pulled aside for a “swab test.” It happened to me on our way home from…

You’ve arrived at your destination safely, gotten to your hotel or cruise cabin, checked into your room and unpacked. All your clothes are in the closet and drawers, and your…

Air marshals are federal government workers that Chris Q. Public really knows very little about. Of course, that’s intentional on the part of the government – they’re there to assess,…

It’s always exciting when the TSA adds new airlines to its list of participants in TSA PreCheck. It means not having to stand on the “regular” queue at the airport,…

When a company makes a change, it will usually somehow find a way to say it’s positive for customers. But to be honest, that’s not why these changes are made.…

Depending on who you ask, the TSA doesn’t have a great reputation. Sure plenty of people say they’re doing a good job. But then you hear comments about “security theater”…

Getting off of an international flight has its own set of unique rules that are different for every country. When entering the United States, for example, there are signs that…

The U.S. Senate has a particular set of rules regarding how things work. One sticky point is that votes need to be done in person. As you’d imagine, senators frequently…

With more and more people traveling, depending on where in the U.S. you’re flying/driving/floating into or out of, the lines at the TSA checkpoint and/or customs/immigration can be ridiculously long…