Majority OK with airport full-body scan, report says
In a recent Unisys survey, 65 percent of air travelers found full electronic body scans to be acceptable.
TSA has cone of silence over infrastructure contract
TSA apparently is evaluating new bids, but Editor Nick Wakeman predicts there is likely one more round of protests to come before work actually begins on the $500 million Information Technology Infrastructure Program contract.
Unisys reverses course on TSA protest
Unisys Corp. has withdrawn its protest with the Government Accountability Office over the awarding of the Transportation Security Administration’s Information Technology Infrastructure Program contract to Computer Sciences Corp.
L-3 wins $165M security award from TSA
L-3 Communications will supply the Transportation Security Administration with advanced screening technology under an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract worth $164.7 million.
Unisys files new protest over lucrative TSA infrastructure contract
Unisys has filed another protest of the TSA Information Technology Infrastructure Program contract, but no one is talking. Editor-in-chief Nick Wakeman is wondering why.
TSA told to restart competition for IT infrastructure work
The Government Accountability Office told TSA to restart the competition for the Information Technology Infrastructure Program, putting TSA back at square one.
President calls for urgent improvements to anti-terrorism efforts
President Barack Obama has directed his security team to take technology-related security measures to bolster homeland security and thwart terrorist attacks.
In wake of TSA breach, a refresher on redacting PDFs
The exposure of the Transportation Security Administration's operations manual will likely prompt agnecies to review the National Security Agency's guidance on how to safely redact information from documents posted to the Web.
Protests: Step by step
You've filed a protest. Now what?
Investment group wants to revive Registered Traveler
An investment firm wants to revive the Registered Traveler program; it has offered to manage some operations previously managed by Verified Identity Pass.
CSC, TSA make ITIP award official
Computer Sciences Corp. will build and operate the information technology infrastructure for the Transportation Security Administration.
CSC wins $500M TSA infrastructure deal
Computer Sciences Corp. wins $2 billion contract to manage all of the information technology infrastructure for the Transportation Security Administration.
Reveal Imaging wins TSA deal
The Transportation Security Administration will acquire explosives detection technology from Reveal Imaging Technologies Inc. under a new $30 million contract.
SRA to guard TSA information systems
SRA International Inc. will protect information systems at the Transportation Security Administration from cyber threats through a new task order.
Lawsuit claims Registered Traveler vendor committed fraud
Two law firms have filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of customers of a private operator of Registered Traveler services that shut down abruptly in late June.
Registered Traveler hit by closure of express lanes
The largest operator of Registered Traveler designated lanes at U.S. airports has unexpectedly ceased operations.
TSA bill requires competition
The TSA legislation that was approved by the House on June 4 would require competition for the first time on processing fingerprint biometric data for aviation workers.
Airport officials ask Congress not to disrupt TSA biometrics work
Airport executives are asking Congress not to disrupt an existing biometrics program that would be converted to full competition if new TSA legislation is passed.
Veritas deal hones in on security clearances
Veritas Capital buys a unit of Kroll Inc. to build a company focused on security-clearance investigations and employment screening services. By Nick Wakeman
House bill would require competition on TSA biometric contract
The pending House bill would make the TSA put up for competitive bid a longstanding, sole-provider contract for processing fingerprints for backgrounds checks on aviation workers.
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