TSA to Test Self-Serve Security Screenings

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will be testing a new self-service screening system at the airport starting in January.

Meg Godlewski

Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 01:22 PM ET

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Vanderlande’s PAX MX2 prototype combines an automated screening lane carry-on bag conveyance system with new and existing security equipment. [Credit: TSA.]

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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is piloting a new self-service security screening system at Harry Reid International Airport (KLAS) in Las Vegas, beginning in January.
This initiative, part of the "Screening at Speed Program," is designed primarily for TSA PreCheck passengers to increase efficiency, reduce wait times, and minimize contact with Transportation Security Officers (TSOs).
Passengers will independently use individual consoles to screen themselves and their carry-on items, aiming to reduce the number of pat-downs and bag inspections TSOs need to perform.

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If your travels will take you through Harry Reid International Airport (KLAS) in Las Vegas next month, be prepared to screen yourself as you pass through security checkpoints. According to a media release from Homeland Security, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will be testing a new self-service screen system at the airport starting in January.

According to the Department of Homeland Security, in order to address the increase in passenger air travel the science and technology directorate (S&T) is focusing on sustainable changes to systems to increase screening efficiency, and one means of doing that is the “Screening at Speed Program”, which allows TSA PreCheck passengers to complete the screening process with minimal to no assistance from Transportation Security Officers.