Self-Service Screening for TSA Precheck Passengers
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) have unveiled a prototype checkpoint technology. The two agencies will offer a self-service screening system at Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) in Las Vegas.
TSA PreCheck® passengers at TSA’s Innovation Checkpoint will be the first travelers to have the option to use the new system starting in mid-March, when the testing begins. The same rigorous screening standards and rules required of passengers using the TSA PreCheck lanes apply to the self-screening lane.
How It Works
The self-service screening system is a prototype technology that TSA and S&T designed, developed and tested initially in a laboratory setting at the TSA Systems Integration Facility in Arlington, Virginia.
The prototype has a video monitor that provides step-by-step instructions for passengers to complete screening at their own pace. Once passengers have completed the required screening process and are cleared for travel, automated exit doors open so travelers can proceed to gather their belongings and head to their flights.
There will be minimal assistance from Transportation Security Officers (TSO), but they will be on hand if needed. TSOs will work to ensure TSA PreCheck passengers using the self-screening lane are following security protocols.
The goal is to establish a passenger screening process that is nearly self-sufficient. This involves providing passengers with direct, on-person alarm information and enabling them to independently address and resolve these alarms. The objective is to minimize situations requiring additional measures such as pat-downs or secondary screening procedures.
Feedback
During the assessment in a live checkpoint environment, TSA will collect passenger feedback and data on the system’s performance, design, cybersecurity, human factors and other variables to inform future design requirements and system development and to understand how passengers and TSOs interact with the system. The data collected will inform design, development, feasibility and viability decisions for future iterations.
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