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TSA Backs New Open Architecture Initiative For Airport Security Systems

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, July 30th, 2020

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TSA Backs New Open Architecture Initiative For Airport Security Systems

Transportation Security Administration Administrator David Pekoske. Photo: TSA

Airport operators and regulators worldwide on Thursday published a paper in support of seeking open architectures for airport security systems to improve interoperability, enable innovation and expand competition. The paper was endorsed by the U.S. Transportation Security Administration, which reviewed a draft in the spring and contributed to the foreword. “Through this initiative we commit to working with our partners to open our hardware and in doing so, broaden the market and safely provide new entry paths for collaborators, TSA…

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