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Homeland Security

TSA Offers Additional Details on Risk-Based Screening Plans

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Wednesday, July 20th, 2011

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Offering additional details on its forthcoming plans to trial risk-based screening concepts at passenger checkpoints, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will partner with Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on pilot programs at select airports as early as September. For airline passengers who are allowed to participate in the program, it means the possibility of expedited security screening although TSA did not offer specifics on what screening procedures these people might forego. The known-traveler pilot tests will begin with certain frequent…

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