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TSA Plans To Begin Air Cargo Security Pilot Project Next Month

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Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

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By Calvin Biesecker The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) plans to initiate a pilot project in February that involves inspecting cargo bound for passenger aircraft using existing X-Ray and explosive trace detection systems to meet cargo screening requirements imposed by Congress. Last Friday TSA issued a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for the new cargo security program seeking responses from interested Indirect Air Carriers to volunteer for the pilot project beginning next month. Data collected from the respondents will be used to…

Congress

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Pentagon

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Congress

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