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Napolitano Sees Risk Based Security Leading to Longer Term Savings

Defense Daily Staff

Wednesday, April 24th, 2013

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The increasing adoption of risk-based security programs and screening within the Transportation Security Administration should result in long-term savings, at least with the personnel accounts, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano tells a House panel. With risk based screening measures, particularly with the PreCheck program at aviation security checkpoints, there isn’t the need for as many Transportation Security Officers, Napolitano tells the House Homeland Security Committee. TSA’s goal by the end of 2013 is to have one-quarter of airline passengers participating…

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