U.S. Clears Faster Airport Security Checks
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Federal authorities cleared the way for a program giving travelers who volunteer for background checks an easier passage through airport security to begin next month.
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The Transportation Security Administration is slightly altering the way airport screeners conduct patdown searches by allowing passengers to put their arms down after their upper bodies are checked.
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All visitors from Europe and elsewhere were fingerprinted and photographed upon arrival at U.S. airports on Thursday as part of a new, heightened effort by authorities to secure American borders.
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KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine  - The United States is boosting security at airports following a suspected terrorist attack at Glasgow airport and car bombs found in London, the White House said on Saturday.
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Screeners at one of the nation's busiest airports received new computers ahead of schedule as federal officials scrambled to prevent a repeat of last month's systems breakdown that stranded 17,000 international travelers.
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Passengers identified for additional security screening will now have their passes checked for explosives using document-scanning machines.
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A new airport security system relies on human judgment
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The federal government's latest attempt to improve security checks of airline passengers is prompting privacy concerns here and abroad.
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U.S.-bound air passengers may have to  board their planes an hour before take-off to allow for more  rigorous security checks, according to proposals outlined by a  senior U.S. official Thursday.
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Some U.S. airports will tighten security in response to possible terrorist incidents in Britain, the White House said Saturday.
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Visitors could face digital fingerprinting at airports under plans to beef up border security
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U.S. airports and mass transit systems will tighten security in response to apparent terrorist incidents in Britain, the Bush administration said Saturday.
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Visitors to the US who do not need a visa now have to be fingerprinted and photographed on arrival.
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Tougher identification rules went into effect Thursday along the nation's borders, but there appeared to be little added delay as travelers unprepared for the change were in many cases allowed to cross with a warning.
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WASHINGTON - Starting next week, all airline passengers must take off their jackets before passing through metal detectors and more will be subjected to pat-down searches and checks for explosives, the Transportation Security Administration announced Thursday.    Screeners will advise passengers of the new procedures when they put their carryon bags on the conveyor belt, TSA spokeswoman Yolanda Clark said...
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The US State Department relaxes some of its passport rules after a surge in demand creates long delays.
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Britons leaving US airports face mandatory fingerprinting under new security guidelines.