TSA agents discovered a disassembled .40 caliber gun hidden inside three stuffed animals in a Providence airport.

TSA's top finds this week also include a tomahawk, multiple replica grenades and a speargun. 

A DHS internal report cites weaknesses with airports' body scanners, giving eight classified recommendations for improved screening. 

A FEMA report from March 2012 ranks recovery, protection and cybersecurity as weak areas in states' defense against disaster. 

The Transportation Security Administration has shelved $184 million in security equipment in a Texas warehouse rather than in the airports for which it was bought.

The Yemen-based bombing suspect had an upgraded version of the 2009 underwear bomb, with an enhanced detonation mechanism.

The first west coast Security 500 took place in Palo Alto with more than 100 registered guests, an outstanding speaker line-up and valuable networking opportunities.

The government is spending millions of dollars to determine whether video games can be designed as instructional tools for intelligence analysts.

A major cyber attack is currently under way aimed squarely at computer networks belonging to US natural gas pipeline companies.