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TSA Chief Says Could Make Use Of More Mobile Security Teams

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, April 6th, 2016

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TSA Chief Says Could Make Use Of More Mobile Security Teams

VIPR team patrolling at Union Station in Washington, D.C., during Operation RAILSAFE in 2015. Photo: TSA

If Congress were to fund additional mobile security teams, they would be deployed throughout the surface and aviation transportation environments, the head of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) told a Senate committee on Wednesday.“If I were to receive more VIPR teams, I would be able to put them to use and I would put them to use across the transportation system,” TSA Administrator Peter Neffenger told the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee. “I would deploy them more effectively with…

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