11/15/2017

Travel Groups Push for TSA, PreCheck Revamps

Groups are calling for legislation that would revamp the technology used by the TSA

The travel industry doesn’t like everything the U.S. government does, but it’s generally found a lot to love about the Transportation Security Administration’s PreCheck program, which allows some passengers to skip longer lines after going through a preliminary background check.

The program’s been going strong for about six years, but it could always be a little bigger.

And, as it turns out, that could be in the works. In September, the TSA Modernization Act, a bill with bipartisan support, was put forth in the Senate. The bill would both modernize the technology used by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and take steps to streamline PreCheck processes to get more people to use the service.

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