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TSA Awards MorphoTrust Potential $85 Million Contract For Credential Authenticators

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Wednesday, April 23rd, 2014

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The Transportation Security Administration April 18 awarded MorphoTrust a potential $85 million contract to provide a credential authentication system to verify only legitimate passengers and other personnel gain access to secure areas of airports. The Credential Authentication Technology (CAT) system will be used by the agency’s Transportation Security Officers to assess various travel and identity credentials and display the authentication results. The CAT Request for Proposals, which was issued in December 2013, said the ordering period would be for seven…

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