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A man trying to enter the US illegally was arrested at Washington Dulles International Airport was exposed by new facial recognition technology on only the third day following deployment. Upon secondary inspection, CBP officers found the man’s authentic Republic of Congo identification card concealed in his shoe. (Courtesy of CBP)

Access Control & Identification

NEC Facial Recognition Used to Catch Impostors at DC Airport (Multi-Video)

Tammy Waitt - October 18, 2018

Based on CT imaging technology, the DETECT™ 1000 is a powerful lens with which to see and identify smaller and more advanced threats than ever before, eliminating the burden of removing laptops and liquids from bags.

Airports/Aviation

TSA Orders New CT Checkpoint Baggage Screening Systems (Video)

Tammy Waitt - September 11, 2018

Learn More about how DHS S&T is working to develop advanced new screening technologies and tools that can find explosives in baggage & more, to improve threat detection capabilities of current X-ray technologies for checked & carry on baggage systems.

Airports/Aviation

DHS S&T to Improve X-Ray Detection with $3.5M in Awards (Multi-Video)

Tammy Waitt - September 3, 2018

The passive system, known as a stand-off explosive detection unit, triggers an alarm if an individual carrying/wearing a person-borne improvised explosive device (PBIED) passes by the mechanism. (Courtesy of Thruvision Group)

CBRNE Detection

New Devices to Detect Suicide Vests in PANYNJ’s Bus Terminal (Video)

Tammy Waitt - August 16, 2018

Airports/Aviation

Criticism Fierce Over TSA Proposal to Cut Screening at Airports (Videos)

Tammy Waitt - August 2, 2018

Airports/Aviation

What is the ‘Secret’ Quiet Skies In-Flight ‘Spy’ Program? (Multi-Video)

Tammy Waitt - July 31, 2018

Analogic ConneCT

Airports/Aviation

TSA Testing New State-of-the-Art Screening Tech in New York (Video)

Tammy Waitt - July 26, 2018

Bring your questions and join the conversation on S&T’s YouTube page July 17 at 1 p.m. ET for a live tech talk discussion about screening technologies and tools under development that can find explosives in baggage, oddly shaped objects, and other checked items as well!”

Airports/Aviation

Checked Baggage Screening – Preventing New Threats (Videos)

Tammy Waitt - July 6, 2018

Through SVIP, DHS S&T reaches out to the startup and small business communities to find new solutions to counter emerging threats. In partnership with TSA, SVIP engages early stage startups and provides opportunities for operational testing and market access.

Airports/Aviation

DHS & TSA Seek New Innovators of Explosives Screening & Detection

Tammy Waitt - May 2, 2018

Airports/Aviation

FBI Raising Awareness: Sexual Assault on Aircraft (Multi-Video)

Tammy Waitt - April 28, 2018

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