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Aviation Security Expert Sees TSA Moving Toward More Integrated Solutions

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Thursday, September 9th, 2010

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As more detection technologies populate an airport, in particular the security checkpoint, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is likely to begin seeking for these systems to become more integrated to increase their detection capabilities and lower false alarms, an aviation security expert and former agency official said recently. The deployment of Advanced Technology X-ray systems, Advanced Imaging Technology for personnel screening, bottled liquid scanners and other technologies at the checkpoint, all of which are currently standalone systems, shows that the…

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