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Travel Tech: TSA Issues Airport Tracking System RFI

Alice Lipowicz writes on Washington Technology:

The next-generation security system for U.S. airports may include seamless, continuous tracking of passengers and their baggage from the time of reservation to arrival at their destination, according to a new notice posted by the Transportation Security Administration.

TSA published a request for information on Tuesday to invite vendor ideas for such a system and its IT architecture. The system will include credential verification, identity management and tracking of passengers and their baggage. It must be able to integrate with existing systems, including sensors and threat detection and command and control systems.

Vendors are expected to discuss biometrics, scanning, smart cards, portals and kiosks, radio frequency identification, video surveillance and passenger identification and credentialing systems in their solicitations, the TSA notice stated.

posted by Fergie @ 4/04/2007 10:18:00 AM