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Transportation Security Administration: Baggage Screening Technology

The Baggage Screening Technology program provides the technology necessary to prevent the entry of dangerous weapons, particularly explosives, on aircraft through inspection of checked baggage.

Rating

What This Rating Means

NOT PERFORMING
Results Not Demonstrated

A rating of Results Not Demonstrated (RND) indicates that a program has not been able to develop acceptable performance goals or collect data to determine whether it is performing.
  • The baggage screening technology architecture is sound, although questions exist regarding the efficiency of its current deployment within airports.
  • The program now has strong performance measures, but targets are under development. The program has not yet undertaken an evaluation of sufficient scope and quality.
  • The program is in the process of implementing better management information systems so that performance oversight of technology contractors is improved.

Improvement Plan

About Improvement Plans

We are taking the following actions to improve the performance of the program:

  • Developing and implementing performance targets for the new performance measures.

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