TSA enjoys marked shifts in technology since its creation

Duane Huelsmann assistant federal security director for screening in Missouri with the Transportation Security Administration, speaks with media on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026, outside the Gate A security checkpoint at Lambert St. James Larcom, an officer with the Transportation Security Administration, waves the next traveler into the full-body scanner on Thursday, Sept.

3, 2026, at the Gate A security checkpoint at Lambert St. Tamara Merriweather, a lead checkpoint officer with the TSA, chats with a young traveler on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026, at the X-ray machine at the Gate A security checkpoint at Lambert St.

Evelyn Eubanks, a divestiture officer with the TSA, moves traveler belongings through an X-ray machine on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026, before they enter a full-body scanner at the Gate A security checkpoint at Lambert St. Evelyn Eubanks, a divestiture officer with the TSA, collects traveler belongings to enter an X-ray machine on Thursday, Sept.