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Homeland Security

TSA Releases Technology Investment Plan; Outline Airport Of The Future Investments

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, September 3rd, 2015

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TSA Releases Technology Investment Plan; Outline Airport Of The Future Investments

Peter Neffenger, former TSA Administrator during the Obama administration. Photo: TSA

Building on research and development, and strategic capability plans developed the previous two years, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) on Thursday published a technology investment plan that among other things outlines in general the system architecture of the Airport of the Future and related technology gaps, initiatives and concepts.For the most part, the plan’s Airport of the Future vision, which is broader than the usual Checkpoint of the Future moniker the agency has used, has been outlined in previous documents…

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