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Homeland Security

TSA Expanding Deployment of Checkpoint Screening Technologies

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Friday, July 18th, 2008

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By Calvin Biesecker The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) on Tuesday announced additional planned purchases and deployments of various screening technologies by the end of 2009 that will used at aviation security checkpoints at the nation's airports. TSA said it plans to purchase and deploy about 300 more Advanced Technology (AT) X-Ray machines used to screen carry-on bags and 80 more Passenger Imagers, which are used in secondary screening roles to capture a whole body image of a person to see…

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