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DHS IG Finds Continued Deficiencies in TSA’s Management of STIP

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, May 16th, 2016

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There are still a number of security controls lacking in a system the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) uses to centrally monitor its screening equipment located at airports round the country, says a new report by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Inspector General’s (IG) office.These deficiencies in the Security Technology Integrated Program (STIP) include unpatched software updates and inadequate contractor oversight,” says the audit report, IT Management Challenges Continue in TSA’s Security Technology Integrated Program (Redacted) [OIG-16-87].General Dynamics [GD] is…

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