TSA's surveillance efforts have long attracted criticism for tracking U.S. citizens not suspected of any crimes. The circumstances that land an individual on the Quiet Skies list — or what gets ...

So stated Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in ending, suddenly, the Transportation Security Administration’s Quiet Skies program a surveillance program that, for decades, worked in the ...

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem announced Thursday she is ending the Transportation Safety Administration’s (TSA) “Quiet Skies Program,” saying it is costly ...

Opinion - ‘Politics’ is not a valid reason to abort the TSA’s Quiet Skies program. Sheldon H. Jacobson, opinion contributor. Wed, June 11, 2025 at 3:30 PM UTC. 3 min read.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is reportedly moving forward with a pretty significant change in the near future, ... Quiet Skies, which began in 2010, ...

Being on the list does not mean an individual is suspected or accused of wrongdoing. Quiet Skies has long been the source of negative publicity for TSA, according to a former US official.

The Transportation Security Administration, which federalized airport security after the terrorist hijackings Sept. 11, 2001, created the “Quiet Skies” program in 2010 to provide additional ...

Quiet Skies has long been the source of negative publicity for TSA, according to a former US official.

The list designates individuals who are exempt from TSA’s rules-based or behavior-based screening flags, including programs such as Quiet Skies and Silent Partner. DHS stated that this exemption ...

Sunsetting the Quiet Skies program before the TSA had the opportunity to fully address and vet all such concerns is premature. The agency not having a permanent administrator in place further ...