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Gov't selecting cos. to Register Travelers.

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The Transportation Security Administration said it will announce in early June the contractor that will run this summer's three-month test of the Registered Traveler initiative. A spokesperson said TSA last week began reviewing "some" capabilities statements submitted by would-be contractors, which were given two weeks to respond to an April 5 solicitation.

TSA's combined synopsis solicitation asked private-sector contractor teams to detail "best terms titan a technical, management and past performance standpoint" on their capabilities to handle most aspects of the Registered Traveler pilot. The test will take place in three to five airports with 5,000 to 10,000 enrollees, TSA officials said.

The voluntary program would allow travelers who consent to background checks and security assessments to avoid random secondary screening, which TSA has said happens to 12 percent to 15 percent of passengers and can take three to five minutes. While participants still would be required to wait in line for primary screening at the magnetometer, airports and airlines may be allowed to create dedicated prescreening lines for registered travelers. To authenticate the identity of participants, TSA is contemplating a government-issued card or token that is carried by enrollees and embedded with their biometric data.

Possible private-sector contractors include Electronic Data Systems,...

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