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Homeland Security

TSA Adds New Submission Date for TWIC Reader Pilot

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Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

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Under an existing Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is beginning round two of the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) Reader Pilot Initial Capability Evaluation (ICE) as part of the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) development of final regulations for card readers. TSA is interested in receiving information on both fixed and handheld readers. Once the results of the pilot tests are known, TSA will begin a process for a Final Reader Assessment (FRA), which will establish…

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