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Rapid Prototyping Can Cut Procurement Times in Half, TSA Official Says

Rapid Prototyping Can Cut Procurement Times in Half, TSA Official Says
The Transportation Security Administration is using IDEMIA's Credential Authentication Technology-Camera in a new self-service checkpoint application. The agency is seeking information for a new CAT system. Photo: TSA

The Transportation Security Administration is finding that the use of rapid prototyping combined with field evaluations as part of its acquisition processes can shave at least 50 percent off the traditional procurement time, an agency official said. Depending on the solution TSA needs, the agency may look to rapid prototyping and demonstration to expedite an acquisition but how fast things go also depends on the success of a pilot evaluation, Jason Lim, the agency’s capabilities manager for identity management, said…

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