TSA Begins Checking Passengers for Secure Flight
The Transportation Security Administration within the Department of Homeland Security announced that it will now take over the responsibility for checking airline passenger information against government watch list. In October of last year, the Department of Homeland Security announced the Final Regulations for the Secure Flight program. All airlines were required to collect date of birth and gender from customers and provide this information to the TSA for watchlist verification.
TSA's Secure Flight Begins Vetting Passengers, DHS Press Release, March 31, 2009
