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Homeland Security

TSA Completing Testing Of Standoff Explosive Detection Capabilities For Soft Targets

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, January 23rd, 2018

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TSA Completing Testing Of Standoff Explosive Detection Capabilities For Soft Targets

Gallery Place metro station in Washington, D.C. Photo: DHS Science and Technology Directorate

The Transportation Security Administration is in the final stages of testing technology that can detect the presence of explosives on a person at stand-off ranges, David Pekoske, the agency’s chief, told a Senate panel on Tuesday.Pekoske said the operational testing and evaluation is part of efforts to review technology to help protect travelers using surface transportation.“TSA works closely with surface transportation owners and operators to introduce new technology and approaches to securing surface transportation through collaborative operational test beds for…

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