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HSARPA Developing ‘Tunnel-of-Truth’ For Checkpoint Use

Wednesday, May 29th, 2013

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Leveraging technology development sponsored by a Pentagon agency buttressed with its own funding, the Department of Homeland Security’s development arm plans to build a prototype whole body imaging system that will automatically screen people for potential threats as they walk through a checkpoint. The Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency (HSARPA) hopes to have a the initial prototype of its “tunnel-of-truth” Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT) system ready for laboratory testing within about 18 months and a field-ready prototype within three…

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