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The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recently opened the Power of Passengers Challenge, calling on citizens and companies to experiment with biometrics and other innovative technologies that can increase TSA’s security and efficiency efforts, while also improving passengers’ experience.
Submissions will be accepted until January 28.
The TSA currently screens nearly nine million passengers and bags per day in the U.S. at more than 400 airports.
To perform this task, TSA employs roughly 50,000 transportation security officers, 350 explosives specialists, and 1,000 canine teams.
Moreover, the Administration has deployed nearly 950 imaging technology machines to scan passengers’ ID documents and biometric information.
Many biometric solutions will likely be submitted as part of the Challenge, as TSA has cited efficient passenger screening, improved passenger experience and COVID-19 health protocols as motivation for trials of facial recognition technology, and many of these technologies are already transforming the face of flying.
Full article:
https://www.biometricupdate.com/202101/tsa-challenge-crowdsources-biometrics-innovation-for-airports
Total cash prizes offered over $200,000
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recently opened the Power of Passengers Challenge, calling on citizens and companies to experiment with biometrics and other innovative technologies that can increase TSA’s security and efficiency efforts, while also improving passengers’ experience.
Submissions will be accepted until January 28.
The TSA currently screens nearly nine million passengers and bags per day in the U.S. at more than 400 airports.
To perform this task, TSA employs roughly 50,000 transportation security officers, 350 explosives specialists, and 1,000 canine teams.
Moreover, the Administration has deployed nearly 950 imaging technology machines to scan passengers’ ID documents and biometric information.
Many biometric solutions will likely be submitted as part of the Challenge, as TSA has cited efficient passenger screening, improved passenger experience and COVID-19 health protocols as motivation for trials of facial recognition technology, and many of these technologies are already transforming the face of flying.
Full article:
https://www.biometricupdate.com/202101/tsa-challenge-crowdsources-biometrics-innovation-for-airports
Is this the TSA's entry in the Power of Orwellian Euphemisms Challenge?
