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TSA
Passenger
Prescreening
Program
Success To Be Expanded At 28 Airports By Jim Douglas |
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February 11, 2012 - Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano and Transportation
Security Administration (TSA) Administrator John S.
Pistole announced the expansion of TSA PreCheck,
a passenger pre-screening initiative, to additional
airports across the country following the program’s
success at seven pilot locations.
With more than 336,000 passengers screened to date
through TSA PreCheck
lanes, this screening concept enhances security by
enabling TSA to focus its efforts on passengers the
agency knows less about while providing expedited
screening for travelers who volunteer information about
themselves prior to flying. “TSA PreCheck moves us closer to our goal of delivering the most effective and efficient screening by recognizing that most passengers do not pose a threat to security,” said TSA Administrator John S. Pistole. |
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“We
are pleased to expand this important effort, in
collaboration with our airline and airport partners, as we
move away from a one-size-fits-all approach to a more
intelligence-driven, risk-based transportation security
system.”
As part of the initiative’s expansion, TSA
PreCheck
will be implemented at the following airport locations
throughout 2012:
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