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	121
TSA	10
Border and Transportation Security Directorate	2
TSA Cares	1
TSA Office of Security Operations	1
TSA screening	1
Transportation Security Administration regulations	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	TSA ⓘ linked to: Transportation Security Administration
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
dateFormed	2001-11-19 ⓘ
dateMovedToParentAgency	2003 ⓘ
employerOf	behavior detection officers ⓘ canine handlers ⓘ federal air marshals ⓘ linked to: Transportation Security Administration transportation security officers ⓘ
formedAsResponseTo	September 11 attacks ⓘ
foundedIn	2001 ⓘ
fullName	Transportation Security Administration ⓘ
hasOfficialWebsite	https://www.tsa.gov/ ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Springfield, Virginia ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
initialParentAgency	United States Department of Transportation ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States federal government ⓘ linked to: United States 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 homeland security apparatus ⓘ linked to: United States Department of Homeland Security
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 ⓘ TSA Cares ⓘ linked to: Transportation Security Administration TSA PreCheck expedited screening ⓘ

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Referenced by (139)

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 within DHS ⓘ