Ammon News - Passengers at airports across the U.S. no longer have to remove their shoes during regular TSA security checks, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem confirmed Tuesday.

Noem said the change would take effect immediately for airports across the country.

"Our security technology has changed dramatically. It's evolved. TSA has changed," Noem said during a news conference at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, D.C. "We have a multilayered, whole-of-government approach now to security and to the environment that people anticipate and experience when they come into an airport that has been honed and it's been hardened."

Travelers with TSA PreCheck already didn't have to remove their footwear. In order to have PreCheck, travelers must submit an application and go through a clearance process with the Transportation Security Administration.

Noem said rules for removing a belt, coat, or other items from a bag, such as laptops or liquids, are still in effect, but Homeland Security is reviewing the rules. CBS