The ambitious plan by the US Transportation Security Administration to screen all 3.5 million tonnes of cargo transported annually on passenger airliners in the US may come up short, according to a report by Congress' Government Accountability Office (GAO). The report says the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) may not have enough inspectors nor adequate equipment to meet the August 2010 Congressional deadline to screen all cargo transported in the bellies of airliners for explosives. … [Read more...] about Congressional report questions TSA scan plan
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Rapiscan awarded US$3M contract
Rapiscan Systems, Inc., a leading global supplier of security inspection systems, announced recently that it has received a US$3 million contract from an undisclosed US-based freight forwarder for multiple Rapiscan MVXR5000 multiview hold baggage screening systems. The systems are to be used to screen air cargo aboard passenger planes within the US under the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) Certified Cargo Screening Program (CCSP). Under the CCSP in accordance with the … [Read more...] about Rapiscan awarded US$3M contract