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Pekoske Updates Guidance For TSA Strategy; Agency Seeks ‘Near Contactless’ Checkpoint

Pekoske Updates Guidance For TSA Strategy; Agency Seeks ‘Near Contactless’ Checkpoint
Transportation Security Administration Administrator David Pekoske. Photo: TSA

The Transportation Security Administration needs to move toward a “near contactless experience” at airport checkpoints through the use of new concepts and technology, the agency’s chief said in updated guidance released on Tuesday. “As we look toward the future, we recognize the need to accelerate new and innovative screening concepts to create a near contactless experience at the checkpoint,” TSA Administrator David Pekoske said in the second iteration of his Administrator’s Intent. “We will continue to pursue advancements in technology…

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