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DHS S&T, TSA Team to Examine Future Aviation Checkpoint; Plan Industry Day

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, May 19th, 2015

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The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) are working together on a new strategic initiative aimed at increasing security at aviation checkpoints while making the traveler’s experience easier and more convenient.The desire is to move away from the current operation of various non-invasive screening technologies that are at checkpoints—in aviation and other transportation systems—and which operate essentially as standalone sensors toward to more integrated suites that can adjust detection capabilities…

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