security

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 …

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 …

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 …