Will new badges worn by 48,000 TSA officials make screeners look like ... worries that passengers will mistake badge-wearing screeners for police and expect them to handle crimes.

A TSA agent then refused to let her file a report and covered up his badge with his hand when she asked for his badge number, according to a post on her blog. Hodder managed to make it home ...

Airports can apply to TSA for an alternative security measure, which would enable them to forego the badge requirement. Pilots are advised to call ahead to airports they think might have airline ...