Under the "technology-enabled" program, a traveler would be required to pay a non-refundable fee of $18 to request an alternative identity verification in order to get through airport security. Once approved, the identity verification would be valid for 10 days.

In a 2023 ARLnow poll, nearly two-thirds of respondents said they would pay more or compromise on schedule in order to fly out of National Airport instead of Dulles. In the comments, several people mentioned the "super lame" and "interminable" people movers at IAD as being a key factor.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced on Saturday a new $1 billion investment in TSA security checkpoints at airports across the United States.

WASHINGTON – Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy has announced a reduction in air traffic at 40 airports, including the three serving the nation’s capital, as soon as Nov. 7 if the government shutdown continues. Passenger planes sit idle near the ...

TSA Administrator David Pekoske met with the TSA workforce at Boston Logan International Airport in July. (TSA photo) The Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) Assistant Administrator for Strategic Communication and Public Affairs, Andrew Post ...