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DHS Issues New RFI for Passenger Self-Screening at Airports; Schedules Industry Day

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, January 21st, 2020

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DHS Issues New RFI for Passenger Self-Screening at Airports; Schedules Industry Day

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The Department of Homeland Security in February plans to hold an industry day to further explore potential plans with vendors of concepts and capabilities to enable travelers to screen themselves at airport checkpoints in order to improve security while allowing passengers to have an independent screening experience. The announcement of the Feb. 12 industry day was combined with a draft statement of work outlining a potential contractor development effort for the Passenger Self-Screening solution, a new Request for Information (RFI)…

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