Transportation Security Administration

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United States government agency federal agency government organization

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is a U.S. federal agency responsible for ensuring the security of the nation’s transportation systems, most notably through passenger and baggage screening at airports.

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Label	Occurrences
Transportation Security Administration canonical	68
TSA	7
Border and Transportation Security Directorate	2
TSA Cares	1
TSA screening	1
Transportation Security Administration within DHS	1
federal air marshals	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T68853 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Transportation Security Administration
Context triple: [Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, collaboratesWith, Transportation Security Administration]

A. U.S. Customs and Border Protection
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the federal law enforcement agency responsible for securing U.S. borders and regulating the flow of people and goods into and out of the country.
B. United States Department of Transportation
The United States Department of Transportation is a federal executive department responsible for national transportation policy, safety regulation, and infrastructure across modes such as highways, aviation, rail, and transit.
C. United States Department of Homeland Security
The United States Department of Homeland Security is a federal executive department responsible for safeguarding the nation against terrorism, managing border security, and coordinating responses to natural and man-made disasters.
D. DPAC
DPAC is a major performing arts venue in Durham, North Carolina, known for hosting Broadway tours, concerts, and other large-scale live entertainment events.
E. Federal Aviation Administration
The Federal Aviation Administration is the U.S. government agency responsible for regulating and overseeing all aspects of civil aviation safety and operations.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Transportation Security Administration
Target entity description: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is a U.S. federal agency responsible for ensuring the security of the nation’s transportation systems, most notably through passenger and baggage screening at airports.

A. U.S. Customs and Border Protection
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the federal law enforcement agency responsible for securing U.S. borders and regulating the flow of people and goods into and out of the country.
B. United States Department of Transportation
The United States Department of Transportation is a federal executive department responsible for national transportation policy, safety regulation, and infrastructure across modes such as highways, aviation, rail, and transit.
C. United States Department of Homeland Security
The United States Department of Homeland Security is a federal executive department responsible for safeguarding the nation against terrorism, managing border security, and coordinating responses to natural and man-made disasters.
D. DPAC
DPAC is a major performing arts venue in Durham, North Carolina, known for hosting Broadway tours, concerts, and other large-scale live entertainment events.
E. Federal Aviation Administration
The Federal Aviation Administration is the U.S. government agency responsible for regulating and overseeing all aspects of civil aviation safety and operations.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States government agency ⓘ federal agency ⓘ government organization ⓘ
abbreviation	Transportation Security Administration self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: TSA
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dateFormed	2001-11-19 ⓘ
dateMovedToParentAgency	2003 ⓘ
employerOf	behavior detection officers ⓘ canine handlers ⓘ Transportation Security Administration self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: federal air marshals transportation security officers ⓘ
formedAsResponseTo	September 11 attacks ⓘ
foundedIn	2001 ⓘ
fullName	Transportation Security Administration self-link ⓘ
hasOfficialWebsite	https://www.tsa.gov/ ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Springfield, Virginia ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
initialParentAgency	United States Department of Transportation ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States government ⓘ surface form: United States federal government
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
legalBasis	Aviation and Transportation Security Act ⓘ
motto	Not On My Watch ⓘ
movedToParentAgency	United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ
oversees	airport security screening operations ⓘ carry-on baggage screening ⓘ checked baggage screening ⓘ security directives for transportation operators ⓘ security regulations for airlines ⓘ security regulations for airports ⓘ
parentAgency	United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ
partOf	United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ surface form: United States homeland security apparatus
responsibleFor	baggage screening at airports ⓘ civil aviation security in the United States ⓘ passenger screening at airports ⓘ security of freight transportation ⓘ security of highways ⓘ security of maritime transportation ⓘ security of mass transit systems ⓘ security of pipelines ⓘ security of rail transportation ⓘ security of transportation systems ⓘ transportation security in the United States ⓘ
sector	transportation ⓘ
usesProgram	Federal Air Marshal Service ⓘ Known Traveler Number system ⓘ PreCheck ⓘ Secure Flight ⓘ Transportation Security Administration self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: TSA Cares TSA PreCheck expedited screening ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority → collaboratesWith → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

Maryland Aviation Administration → collaboratesWith → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

United States Secretary of Homeland Security → oversees → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

Federal Aviation Administration → cooperatesWith → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

United States Department of Homeland Security → hasComponentAgency → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

Homeland Security Act of 2002 → transferredAgency → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

Homeland Security Act of 2002 → establishedComponent → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

this entity surface form: Transportation Security Administration within DHS

U.S. Customs and Border Protection → collaboratesWith → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

United States airspace → regulatingAuthority → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

New York City airport system → hasSecurityOversightBy → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

Transportation Security Administration → abbreviation → Transportation Security Administration self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: TSA

Transportation Security Administration → fullName → Transportation Security Administration self-link ⓘ

Transportation Security Administration → employerOf → Transportation Security Administration self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: federal air marshals

Transportation Security Administration → usesProgram → Transportation Security Administration self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: TSA Cares

Dallas Love Field → securityAuthority → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

City of Phoenix Aviation Department → collaboratesWith → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

National Airspace System governance → involvesAgency → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

Ithaca Tompkins International Airport → hasSecurityScreening → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

this entity surface form: TSA screening

Transportation Security Improvement Act → relatedTo → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

HSA → transferredAgencyTo → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

subject surface form: Homeland Security Act of 2002

HSA → createdComponent → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

subject surface form: Homeland Security Act of 2002

this entity surface form: Border and Transportation Security Directorate

Public Law 107-296 → transferredAgencyTo → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

Public Law 107-296 → establishedComponent → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

this entity surface form: Border and Transportation Security Directorate

Office of Field Operations → coordinatesWith → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

Washington DC Special Flight Rules Area → regulatingAuthority → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

Terminal B → hasSecurityAgency → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

subject surface form: Terminal B (Boston Logan International Airport)

Terminal E → hasSecurityScreening → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

this entity surface form: TSA

Terminal C → hasSecurityControl → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

subject surface form: Terminal C (LaGuardia Airport)

KEWR → hasSecurityScreening → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

Aviation and Transportation Security Act → created → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

Aviation and Transportation Security Act → establishedAgency → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

Aviation and Transportation Security Act → relatedTo → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

Chicago Department of Aviation → collaboratesWith → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

LAX Terminal 1 → hasSecurityScreeningAgency → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

PreCheck → operator → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

subject surface form: TSA PreCheck

Known Traveler Number system → administeredBy → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

Secure Flight → operator → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

Secure Flight → administeredBy → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

Secure Flight → introducedBy → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

TSA PreCheck expedited screening → operator → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

subject surface form: TSA PreCheck

TSA PreCheck expedited screening → introducedBy → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

subject surface form: TSA PreCheck

Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport → hasSecurityProvider → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

Federal Air Marshal Service → parentAgency → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

Federal Air Marshal Service → partOf → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

Operation Noble Eagle → coordinatedWith → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

Kansas City Aviation Department → collaboratesWith → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

City of Charlotte Aviation Department → collaboratesWith → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

Terminal 3 of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport → hasSecurityScreening → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

Atlantic City International Airport → hasSecurity → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

Terminal 1 → hasSecurityControl → Transportation Security Administration ⓘ

subject surface form: Terminal 1 (JFK)

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