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Friday, November 16, 2012
"The Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation Security held a hearing on TSA's recent decision to move X-ray body scanners from major airports to smaller ones,
which the subcommittee refers to as a 'Scanner Shuffle.' John Sanders,
TSA's assistant administrator for security capabilities, testified that
91 scanners recently removed from major airports were now in storage
due to 'privacy concerns.' Although TSA originally planned to relocate
the scanners to smaller airports, those plans have been shelved because
smaller airports don't have room for them. The subcommitteee is also
investigating allegations that the machines' manufacturer, Rapiscan, 'may have falsified tests of software intended to stop the machines from recording graphic images of travelers' (VIDEO).
Coincidentally, shares of Rapiscan's parent company, OSI Systems Inc.,
dropped in value almost 25% today, its biggest intraday decline in about
12 years. If wrongdoing is proven, Rapiscan could face fines, prison
terms and a ban on government contracting, according to a former head of
federal procurement."
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