homeland security

Is The TSA’s New Passenger Advocate Role A Good Thing?

On the 13th of February 2012 Senators Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced the Restoring Integrity and Good-Heartedness in Traveler Screening Act, or “RIGHTS Act,” addressing the need for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to have a passenger advocate on site, at every airport, to address immediate passenger screening issues.  The RIGHTS Act…

TSA Seeks The Best Candidates…via pizza box ads

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has battled many public relations gaffs as the young agency finds its feet overseeing transportation security in the United States. The agency promotes its career opportunities on its careers website as “From law enforcement to technology and from security operations to management, we are looking for dedicated people with the…

Travelling Photographer = Security Threat?

Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 29/11/2008 – Travelling Photographer = Security Threat? Over the past few years’ global security levels have reached an all-time high.  Spurred by terrorist attacks on a global level, new security actions have made being a photographer out on the streets challenging.  These challenges are faced not only by professional photographers,…