TSA considers biometric ACIS program but airports are not convinced
The Transportation Security Administration wants airports across the country to issue and use an interoperable credential. If a flight attendant at Chicago O’Hare International Airport was on a crew flying in and out of Atlanta’s Hartsfield Airport, the ID card and information stored on it could be read at both locations while the attendant only had to register at one location.
The vetting process would also be standardized for all airports, said Chris Runde, with the Transportation Threat Assessment and Credentialing Office at the TSA. Runde gave a presentation on the proposed new Airport Credential Interoperability Specification (ACIS) at the Interagency Advisory Board meeting in Washington this summer.
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