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TSA Chief Pistole Open To Registered Traveler Program

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Friday, September 24th, 2010

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By Calvin Biesecker The Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) new administrator told a House panel yesterday that he is open to having a Registered Traveler (RT) program in the nation's airports and is conducting a review of the program, although he has no timeframe for making a decision. "I'm open to the Registered Traveler program," John Pistole told the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation Security. "And I think it's a question of the business model and the viability of that…

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Hegseth Says DoD Open To Reviewing Army’s Planned Cuts To Legacy Helicopter Procurement

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