The Transportation Security Administration did not officially start requiring travelers to take off their shoes at the airport until August 2006. That was nearly five years after Richard Reid unsuccessfully tried to ignite explosives in his sneakers on an American Airlines flight from Paris to Miami.

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said ending the shoes-off policy would trim wait times and “modernize and enhance traveler experience.”

Expert travelers suggest TSA should eliminate the 3-1-1 liquid rule and permit non-removal of laptops due to advanced CT scanners, urge broader use of biometric IDs, and foresee a tech-driven, efficient future for air travel.

With an end to removing your shoes at the airport, an irritant of modern life is done with. That doesn’t happen very often.

Even the most dubious safeguards stick around because eliminating them looks like a compromise that might endanger public safety.

After an uproar from conservative bloggers and free-speech activists, the Transportation Security Administration late Tuesday rescinded a new policy that would have prevented employees from ...

A Massachusetts law enforcement and homeland security consultant who helped draft some of the first rules requiring passengers to remove their shoes at airport security checkpoints says the decision to end the policy raises concerns.

An expert issued a stark warning about Transport Security Administration (TSA) technology that has been rolled out at airports in the USA over the last few years. The TSA has begun using a real ...

TSA agents look for weapons and dangerous people, but since its creation after Sept. 11, its mission has changed with agents working at concerts and sporting events.