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Industry Group Urges Billions For TSA Security Technology To Support Contactless Operations

Industry Group Urges Billions For TSA Security Technology To Support Contactless Operations
Smiths Detection's HI-SCAN 6040 CTiX carry-on baggage scanner. An industry coalition wants Congress to provide $1.6 billion to the Transportation Security Administration to purchase more checkpoint CT systems. Photo: Smiths Detection

A coalition of companies that represents the security detection industry is urging the U.S. government to spend nearly $4 billion in the coming years on aviation security technology that would reduce physical interactions between Transportation Security Officers and the traveling public, increase security, bolster funding predictability for themselves and their suppliers, and help boost the flagging aviation sector amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic by enhancing the confidence of travelers in the safety and security of air transportation. A new report…

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