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TSA Begins Risk-Based Passenger Screening Pilot Program

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Friday, October 7th, 2011

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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recently began a pilot program at four airports that allows select passengers to receive expedited screening at checkpoints in return for submitting to more rigorous background checks to see if an intelligence-driven, risk-based screening passenger screening program can be implemented more widely. Passengers approved to participate in PreCheck could receive a number of benefits at the checkpoint that no one currently does, including no longer having to remove shoes, a lightweight jacket, belt, laptop computer…

Congress

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Missile Defense

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Missile Defense

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Space

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