Norton said the incident involving Ashley Brandt is “so bizarre and ludicrous” that it “reflects poorly on the management of TSA.”

Surprisingly no, you still can’t bring guns on airplanes, as TSA had to remind two gentlemen last weekend at Reagan National Airport.

According to a release from the agency, a 9mm Beretta firearm, loaded with nine rounds of ammunition, was recovered from the man’s bag. The man was cited by local police on a weapons charge.

Lots of people need to get rid of their beverages before passing through airport security. Sometimes its coffee, soda or water. Other times its a big bottle of vodka.

The TSA is going to make going through airport security checkpoints a bit breezier, but only for flyers willing to be pre-screened, and then only those on certain flights on certain airlines. Yeah, airport security is still complicated.

It looks like it’s going to be that kind of gray day where pulling a Ferris Bueller seems to be a far more viable option than getting up and going to work. In an attempt to fool us into thinking spring is on its way, the temperature was around 71 degrees last night. Today, the high will be around 61, with some drizzle. Further fueling our dreams of spring, WTOP is relaying where to find…

DCist has learned that President Bush, who has been delivering a commencement speech in friendly GOP territory at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Mich., was not informed by emergency response authorities that a large chunk of his capital was without water during the morning and afternoon today. OK, we’re only kidding here, forgive us, it’s Saturday … Anyway, we don’t think the president cares to know where Ward 1 is, despite that it is the…

Doing Away With Federal Screeners: Dulles and Baltimore-Washington International airports may bring back private screeners, sending federal security personnel from the Transportation Security Administration packing. The Post reports that while nothing has been settled, Dulles and BWI are considering taking advantage of a TSA program to bring private screeners back to approved airports. Taxi Strike Causes Blood to Boil: The sudden 12-hour taxi strike did what it was supposed to do, annoy people enough to…

A plane bound for Washington’s Dulles International Airport out of London was diverted to Bangor, Maine, when a name popped up on a U.S. watch list: Yusuf Islam. The person in question is the man who used to go by the name Cat Stevens, the famed singer, who converted to Islam years ago. According to the AP, via WJLA, Mr. Islam will be put on the first available flight out of the country today because…

If you’re pulled out Reagan National Airport security lines for further screening, you’ll probably undergo an additional examination. National is a test stie for a Transportation Security Administration program where boarding passes will be examined for explosives residue, the Post reports. If passengers set off the metal detector or if they have been preselected for additional scrutiny, a security screener will rub both sides of the passenger’s boarding pass across a small piece of cotton…