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DHS S&T Issues New BAA for Screening at Speed Effort

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, May 17th, 2022

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DHS S&T Issues New BAA for Screening at Speed Effort

Concept of future aviation security checkpoint. Image: DHS S&T

The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate in the first half of May issued a new Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) to continue its Screening at Speed (SaS) program, including potentially examining more advanced requirements. The new BAA “refreshes” a previous SaS BAA that expired after five years that focused on the development of prototypes for next-generation on-person screening, screening of carry-on baggage, alarm resolution technology, and checked baggage, S&T said. “With the newly issued BAA, the Screening at…

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