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Speedier Screening May Be Coming To an Airport Near You

First time accepted submitter Rickarmstrong writes "The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is pushing for private contractors to create a screening machine with 'screen and walk' capability for use at the nation's 160 international airports and thousands of federal facilities. The agency recently requested information from high-tech companies and other private firms about any new technology that can help speed up the security checkpoints managed by the Transportation Security Administration and the Federal Protective Services."

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  1. Re:More pork? by XxtraLarGe · · Score: 4, Funny

    The obvious problem is with the existence of the TSA to begin with, but bureaucracy doesn't work to eliminate itself, only to grow and consume ever greater amounts of resources.

    "The bureaucracy is expanding to meet the needs of the expanding bureaucracy!" - Oscar Wilde

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  2. Re:How about 'None'. That would be good. by bill_mcgonigle · · Score: 2, Funny

    Really, putting a locks on cockpit doors was just about the right response.

    How do cockpit doors achieve behavioral compliance conditioning?

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  3. Re:Catwalk by lbmouse · · Score: 1, Funny

    You mean an OB/Gyn exam... same thing.

  4. Re:Total Recall? by Warbothong · · Score: 3, Funny

    Are they asking for proposals for the scanner from Total Recall?

    No, they're asking for proposals for the scanner from Airplane ;)