WASHINGTON, D.C.
The Transportation Security Administration is testing a system that checks identification and boarding passes by machine rather than the standard visual check by officers.
The tests have begun at Washington-Dulles International Airport and will start April 17 at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston and April 23 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The review will last several months, gauging such things as how fast passengers move through the line and how accurate the machines are.
While TSA officers have been checking identification with black lights and magnifying glasses, the machines are geared to recognize all valid identification, ranging from driver's licenses to tribal IDs and U.S. and foreign passports.
TSA hopes the machines will do a more efficient job weeding out fraudulent documents and getting passengers to their planes on time.
Courtesy of USA Today
