TSA officers arrested for stealing from passenger bags during airport screenings

Snippet of Article: "...TSA officers employed at Miami International Airport in Florida were arrested for stealing money from passenger bags during routine screenings, according to NBC Miami. NBC Miami says Josue Gonzalez, 20; Elizabeth Fuster, 22, and Labarrius Williams, 33, were arrested Thursday at the airport and charged with organized scheme to defraud. According to an arrest report, officials started investigating thefts..."

Source: wpde.com

TSA,Crime,Theft, Miami International Airport,

TSA expected to soon offer early retirement to several workers

Snippet of Article: "...The Transportation Security Administration will soon offer early retirements to employees across the agency. TSA says it’ll share the details and terms with employees eligible for a Voluntary Early Retirement Authority some time next month. TSA tells Federal News Network that VERA offers won’t come with incentive payments. The agency had received early retirement authority through April 2021 from the Office of Personnel Management. Federal employees who have 25 years of service at any age or have 20 years of service and are at least 50 years old are usually eligible for a VERA..."

Source: federalnewsnetwork.com

TSA, Early Retirement 2020,

TSA stops using TikTok for official social media posts

Snippet of Article: "... Transportation Security Administration said Sunday it has stopped allowing employees to use the China-owned video app TikTok to create social media posts for the agency after the Senate’s top Democrat raised concerns about potential national security issues..."

Source: www.marketwatch.com

TSA, TikTok, Security Risks,

Federal Union Wants Congress to Ask TSA Chief About Orlando Bullying Reports

Snippet of Article: "...The largest union of government employees is calling on Congress to question the TSA administrator about reports of bullying and retaliation at Orlando International Airport, which were brought to light by a Spectrum News Watchdog Investigation..."

Source: www.baynews9.com

TSA, American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE),

TSA Director Reassigned in Wake of Security Failures

Article Title: TSA Director Reassigned in Wake of Security Failures

Snippet of Article: "..."I thank Melvin Carraway for his eleven years of service to TSA and his 36 years of public service," Johnson said in the statement, adding that Acting Deputy Director Mark Hatfield will lead the TSA in the interim. ..."

Source: abcnews.go.com TSA

TSA security badges missing

Article Title: More Airport Security Badges Missing as Pols Demand Answers

Snippet of Article: "...As NBCDFW reported in March, more than 1,400 of the badges — which allow employees to access secure areas like runways and boarding gates — went missing at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport over approximately two years. ..."

Source: www.nbcnews.com TSA Security Badges

Things TSA found in baggage this week

Article Title: TSA Week in Review: A Roundup of the Prohibited Items Discovered This Week

Snippet of Article: "...It’s important to check your bags prior to traveling. If a prohibited item is discovered in your bag, you could be cited and possibly arrested by local law enforcement. Here are a few examples from this week where prohibited items were found in strange places. ..."

Source: tsa.gov

TSA officer accused of aiding drug suspects

Article Title: TSA officer accused of aiding drug suspects

Snippet of Article: "...The 43-year-old Transportation Security Administration employee was arrested on charges that she provided information to suspected drug traffickers and helped them get past security checkpoints with minimum scrutiny...."

Source: www.buffalonews.com Minnetta Walker, TSA, behavioral detection officer, Buffalo Niagara International Airport

Federal TSA Worker Defends Himself After Alleged Harassment by Coworkers

Article Title: Suspicious Package: TSA Worker Jailed After Junk Joke

Snippet of Article: "...He told police he had been made fun of by coworkers on a daily basis. "[Negron] stated he could not take the jokes anymore..."

Source: www.nbcmiami.com


More Reading: TSA Office of Civil Rights, Article Snip: "With a zero tolerance for harassment, illegal"

Article Title: TSA Officers Among Lowest Paid Of Federal Workers
Snippet of Article: "...Then there are the salaries, which start at about $25,000 a year, one of the lowest rates in the federal government. Anthony Hutchinson, a 29-year-old father of two, says not only is it not easy raising a family on what he earns, but it also affects what he sees as the mission of transportation security officers...."

Source: www.npr.org

[tag]Federal,Government,Military,Retiree, [/tag]

Was Secret TSA Screening Manual Posted Online By a Temp?

Article Title: Was Secret TSA Screening Manual Posted Online By a Temp?
Snippet of Article: "...The Transportation Security Administration's secret airport screening manual may have been posted online by a government contract employee or even a temp – and once it had happened, someone tried to black out evidence that it was secret. ..."

Source: www.abcnews.go.com

[tag]Federal,Government,Military,Retiree, [/tag]

NTEU Strongly Supports Bill to Provide Civil Service Protections at TSA

Article Title: NTEU Strongly Supports Bill to Provide Civil Service Protections at TSA
Snippet from Article: "...would amend the Aviation and Transportation Security Act of 2001 to bring Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees under federal civil service protections, scrapping a failed pay-for-performance personnel system and providing a crucial security workforce with collective bargaining rights for the first time. The leader of the union representing tens of thousands of frontline homeland security employees called the legislation a critical step toward improving the vital, yet troubled, agency...."
Source: www.nteu.org

[tag]Federal,Government,Military,Retiree, [/tag]