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TSA Terminates Its Contract With Maker of Full-Body Scanner

Posted by samzenpus on from the time-to-go dept.

McGruber writes "The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has ended a contract with Rapiscan, a unit of OSI Systems Inc., manufacturer of about half of all of the controversial full-body scanners used on air passengers. TSA officials claim that Rapiscan failed to deliver software that would protect the privacy of passengers, but the contract termination happened immediately after the TSA finally got around to studying the health effects of the scanners, and Congress had a hearing on TSA's 'Scanner Shuffle'."

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  1. Re:alpha test? by lorenlal · · Score: 5, Informative

    Because Chertoff was the principal lobbyist for Rapiscan was a former DHS head. They were able to just get the contract in without any sort of vetting. It's one of the more shameful episodes in shady government contracts, except those involved seem immune to shame.

  2. Re:alpha test? by lorenlal · · Score: 5, Informative

    Huffington Post? Try Washington Post, oh and he disclosed it on CNN.
    http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/31/AR2009123102821.html