The House yesterday overwhelmingly approved several bills aimed at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), including legislation that calls for the agency to develop a multi-year strategy for acquiring security related technology. House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) The Transportation Security Acquisition Reform Act (H.R. 2719), which was unanimously approved, would require the strategy to include security risks and technology gaps, technology acquisition roadmaps, acquisition workforce needs, and necessary supporting testing, evaluation and simulation capabilities. “H.R. 2719 holds TSA…
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