The TSA maintained that the backscatter machines, manufactured by Rapiscan Systems, were safe and effective.
Backscatter machines could return one day if the company develops required software, the TSA has said.
The TSA did not give a new date for the policy to take effect.
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Note, when Sonja first developed the TSA Performance Model the results did not make sense.
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This should draw attention to the sad fact that the TSA actually imperils our safety.
The TSA blog highlights a wide variety of prohibited items discovered in carry-on bags.
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The TSA, for its part, remains zipped up about the merits of the service.
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If you had it in your luggage, the TSA wouldn't give it a second look.
Santiago-Serrano worked for the TSA since January 2009, but no longer works with the agency.
The TSA has confirmed that this patdown conforms with current procedures (as disturbing as that is).
Hawley headed the TSA from mid-2005 until early 2009, during the George W. Bush administration.
Kip Hawley, assistant secretary for the TSA, warned U.S. passengers to adhere to the restrictions.
So, besides all those eye-catching headlines, why are we wasting billions on the TSA?
Security expert Rafi Ron said the TSA should focus on risky people rather than risky objects.
Not only does Delta provide that information, they allow the TSA information to be updated.
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Immediately after the attacks, the TSA prohibited a wide range of items from aircraft cabins.
Burlingame suspects the TSA decided to allow folding knives because they are hard to spot.
The TSA is in the process of hiring thousands of federal passenger and baggage screeners.
The TSA is not the only one taking a beating in this Internet war.
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Art Carden here at Forbes has called for the TSA to be abolished.
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The senators asked the TSA how it is preparing for the crush of holiday travelers.
Transparency is more than just a strategy for the TSA: apparently, it's a way of life.
"We ask that passengers follow the instructions of international security and flight crews, " the TSA said.
The Senate needs to either confirm Mr. Southers as chief of the TSA, or reject him.
The TSA did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Mica's statements.
The TSA has modified the rule, however, giving airlines and crews discretion over implementation, sources said.
The TSA says officers should flag passengers for additional screening based only on observed behaviors.
Earlier, in June, Loesch and her husband were detained by the TSA in Providence, R.
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He calls the TSA's best-known processes "security theater" but said there's no political will to eliminate it.
But Sai warns that even fliers who want to change the TSA shouldn't break its rules outright.
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