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Homeland Security

TSA Plans Robust Testing Of Biometric-Enabled Checkpoint ID Systems

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, December 15th, 2021

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TSA Plans Robust Testing Of Biometric-Enabled Checkpoint ID Systems

After a series of pilot evaluations the past few years examining the integration of credential authentication systems and facial comparison technology, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in 2022 plans to begin a more robust testing effort that it hopes will lead to operational deployments of the technology beginning either late in 2022 or in 2023, agency officials said this week. In 2021, TSA will complete the deployment of 2,000 Credential Authentication Technology (CAT) devices at many airport checkpoints throughout the…

Budget

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Congress

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