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TSA shouldn't rush into testing registering travelers.

Publication: Business Travel News
Publication Date: 29-MAR-04 		Format: Online - approximately 916 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
At the very moment CAPPS II as we know it appears to have been discredited, the Bush Administration this month unveiled plans to begin testing in June a registered traveler program (see story page 1). The move is perplexing, to say the least.

Evidently, the Transportation Security Administration believes business travelers will pay a fee and turn over personal data for background checks in order to be biometrically scanned and avoid the which they are detained for secondary screening the wand-waving, shoe- and bag-checking that most frequent travelers have experienced.

Testing a registered traveler program should not be a priority at a time when the hassle factor is down and the need for thorough aviation security remains critical in light of ongoing terrorist threats.

TSA said it's up to 15 percent, but let's assume that there...

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