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Homeland Security

Threat of Extended CR Could Impact Checkpoint CT Deployments

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, December 7th, 2021

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Threat of Extended CR Could Impact Checkpoint CT Deployments

Smiths Detection's HI-SCAN 6040 CTiX checkpoint scanner for carry-on bags. Photo: Smiths Detection

Congress this month approved a resolution to continue funding the federal government at fiscal year 2021 levels, giving budget negotiators more time to iron out differences between Democrats and Republicans for the fiscal year 2022 federal budget, but the specter of a full-year continuing resolution looms large and could hinder the pace of deploying checkpoint computed tomography (CT)-based scanners. President Joe Biden earlier this month signed the latest continuing resolution (CR) into law, keeping the funding flowing for the federal…

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