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Pekoske Expects CT Award Shortly

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, December 10th, 2018

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Transportation Security Administration Administrator David Pekoske says the agency this month or early in 2019 will award a contract for its first large buy of computed tomography (CT)-based baggage scanners for use at airport checkpoints.Industry officials are expecting for an award of 169 CT machines, with TSA selecting anywhere from one to four of the companies that have systems currently under evaluation at airport checkpoints. The four companies are Analogic, Integrated Defense & Security Solutions, L3 Technologies [LLL], and Smiths…

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