Transportation Security Administration

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United States government agency federal agency government organization

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is a U.S. federal agency responsible for ensuring the security of the nation’s transportation systems, most notably through passenger and baggage screening at airports.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form	Occurrences
Border and Transportation Security Directorate	2
TSA	2
TSA Cares	1
TSA screening	1
Transportation Security Administration within DHS	1
federal air marshals	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States government agency ⓘ federal agency ⓘ government organization ⓘ
abbreviation	Transportation Security Administration self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: TSA
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dateFormed	2001-11-19 ⓘ
dateMovedToParentAgency	2003 ⓘ
employerOf	behavior detection officers ⓘ canine handlers ⓘ Transportation Security Administration self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: federal air marshals transportation security officers ⓘ
formedAsResponseTo	September 11 attacks ⓘ
foundedIn	2001 ⓘ
fullName	Transportation Security Administration self-link ⓘ
hasOfficialWebsite	https://www.tsa.gov/ ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Springfield, Virginia ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
initialParentAgency	United States Department of Transportation ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States government ⓘ surface form: United States federal government
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
legalBasis	Aviation and Transportation Security Act ⓘ
motto	Not On My Watch ⓘ
movedToParentAgency	United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ
oversees	airport security screening operations ⓘ carry-on baggage screening ⓘ checked baggage screening ⓘ security directives for transportation operators ⓘ security regulations for airlines ⓘ security regulations for airports ⓘ
parentAgency	United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ
partOf	United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ surface form: United States homeland security apparatus
responsibleFor	baggage screening at airports ⓘ civil aviation security in the United States ⓘ passenger screening at airports ⓘ security of freight transportation ⓘ security of highways ⓘ security of maritime transportation ⓘ security of mass transit systems ⓘ security of pipelines ⓘ security of rail transportation ⓘ security of transportation systems ⓘ transportation security in the United States ⓘ
sector	transportation ⓘ
usesProgram	Federal Air Marshal Service ⓘ Known Traveler Number system ⓘ PreCheck ⓘ Secure Flight ⓘ Transportation Security Administration self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: TSA Cares TSA PreCheck expedited screening ⓘ

Referenced by (41)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Transportation Security Administration → abbreviation → Transportation Security Administration self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: TSA

Known Traveler Number system → administeredBy → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

Secure Flight → administeredBy → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

Chicago Department of Aviation → collaboratesWith → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

City of Phoenix Aviation Department → collaboratesWith → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

Maryland Aviation Administration → collaboratesWith → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority → collaboratesWith → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

U.S. Customs and Border Protection → collaboratesWith → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

Federal Aviation Administration → cooperatesWith → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

Office of Field Operations → coordinatesWith → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

Aviation and Transportation Security Act → created → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

HSA → createdComponent → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

subject surface form: Homeland Security Act of 2002

this entity surface form: Border and Transportation Security Directorate

Transportation Security Administration → employerOf → Transportation Security Administration self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: federal air marshals

Aviation and Transportation Security Act → establishedAgency → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

Homeland Security Act of 2002 → establishedComponent → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

this entity surface form: Transportation Security Administration within DHS

Public Law 107-296 → establishedComponent → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

this entity surface form: Border and Transportation Security Directorate

Transportation Security Administration → fullName → Transportation Security Administration self-link ⓘ

United States Department of Homeland Security → hasComponentAgency → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

Terminal B → hasSecurityAgency → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

subject surface form: Terminal B (Boston Logan International Airport)

Terminal C → hasSecurityControl → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

subject surface form: Terminal C (LaGuardia Airport)

New York City airport system → hasSecurityOversightBy → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

Ithaca Tompkins International Airport → hasSecurityScreening → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

this entity surface form: TSA screening

KEWR → hasSecurityScreening → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

Terminal E → hasSecurityScreening → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

this entity surface form: TSA

LAX Terminal 1 → hasSecurityScreeningAgency → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

Secure Flight → introducedBy → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

TSA PreCheck expedited screening → introducedBy → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

subject surface form: TSA PreCheck

National Airspace System governance → involvesAgency → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

Secure Flight → operator → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

PreCheck → operator → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

subject surface form: TSA PreCheck

TSA PreCheck expedited screening → operator → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

subject surface form: TSA PreCheck

United States Secretary of Homeland Security → oversees → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

United States airspace → regulatingAuthority → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

Washington DC Special Flight Rules Area → regulatingAuthority → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

Aviation and Transportation Security Act → relatedTo → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

Transportation Security Improvement Act → relatedTo → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

Dallas Love Field → securityAuthority → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

Homeland Security Act of 2002 → transferredAgency → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

HSA → transferredAgencyTo → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

subject surface form: Homeland Security Act of 2002

Public Law 107-296 → transferredAgencyTo → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

Transportation Security Administration → usesProgram → Transportation Security Administration self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: TSA Cares