DHS secretary turns long-planned TSA upgrades into billion-dollar talking point
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem this week offered what sounded like the most sweeping overhaul of airport…
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TSA seeks private sector partners to transform airport screening
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking input from private-sector entities capable of delivering fully…
Airport biometric screening expands across US amid calls for federal oversight
Biometrics is steaming ahead for air travel, but privacy concerns remain while consumers are still becoming aware of modern changes….
North Carolina, Arkansas work toward mDL launches
The strategic plan for North Carolina’s implementation of mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs) is contained in a study published in revised…
U.S. lawmakers renew call for probe of TSA’s use of biometrics, AI
Lawmakers once again are expressing concerns about the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) use of biometric technologies, including facial recognition and…
TSA targets 400 US airports for biometrics rollout
America’s network of airport biometric systems now includes hundreds of airports, but is slated to reach hundreds more in the…
Biometric travel in the US has public support, needs unified standards
While the U.S. travel industry discusses how to alleviate lawmakers’s fears about airport biometrics, an airport in Naples starts facial…
Airport authorities expand biometrics deployments with Thales, Idemia tech
Biometric deployments involving Thales, Idemia and Vision-Box, alongside agencies like the TSA, highlight the aviation industry’s commitment to streamlining operations….
SITA, Amadeus, Idemia soar as airports and passengers embrace digital travel
Air travel is still rebounding from the pandemic. As it does, the aviation industry is undergoing a transformation, driven by…
Lawmakers try again to kill diversion of TSA screening tech funds
Because of Washington partisan politics, the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) doesn’t expect to be able to field upgraded and…
