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TSA purchasing new equipment to check boarding passes for fraud
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10/03/11 05:56 PM ET
The Transportation Security Administration said Monday that it would purchase new equipment to check airline passenger's boarding passes for alterations.
The agency said the new equipment, called Credential Authentication Technology - Boarding Pass Scanning Systems (CAT_BPSS), would improve its ability to move passengers through checkpoints and improve over all airport security.
"This technology will automatically verify passenger identification documents and boarding passes to further enhance security," TSA Administrator John Pistole said in a statement. "This technology will help facilitate risk-based security, while making the process more effective and efficient."
TSA said it would purchase 30 of the new machines for $3.2 million. The agency said they would be used in conjunction with its "known-traveler" behavior recognition approach that it began testing this fall.
The agency said the new machines would be in place at airports selected for testing in early 2012.
The agency said the new equipment, called Credential Authentication Technology - Boarding Pass Scanning Systems (CAT_BPSS), would improve its ability to move passengers through checkpoints and improve over all airport security.
"This technology will automatically verify passenger identification documents and boarding passes to further enhance security," TSA Administrator John Pistole said in a statement. "This technology will help facilitate risk-based security, while making the process more effective and efficient."
The agency said the new machines would be in place at airports selected for testing in early 2012.
