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Article: TSA begins the federalization process at more airports.
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- M2 Presswire
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- July 1, 2002
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Washington, D.C. Under Secretary of Transportation for Security John W. Magaw announced today that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will begin federalizing the next 133 airports the week of July 1, 2002.
The TSA will send assessment teams to conduct initial studies for the federalization of passenger security screening and/or baggage screening checkpoints.
This week marks a major step toward our goal of meeting our Nov. 19 deadline of a fully-deployed federal screening workforce, and our Dec. 31 deadline for installation of explosive detection systems, said Magaw.
The federalization process consists ...