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April 6, 2011

Airline Passenger Screening Behavior Detection Program

Witnesses testified about the TSA’s Passenger Screening Behavior Detection Program known as SPOT. The program utilizes behavior detection… read more

Witnesses testified about the TSA’s Passenger Screening Behavior Detection Program known as SPOT. The program utilizes behavior detection officers to spot unique facial expressions and body language when identifying security threats. The program was implemented in 2003 and cost over $200 million to fund. The Government Accountability Office released a report in May 2010 evaluating this TSA program and concluded that it had failed to stop terrorists and recommended across-the-board improvements. close

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Sandy Adams U.S. Representative [R] Florida
Dan Benishek M.D. U.S. Representative [R] Michigan

Paul C. Broun U.S. Representative [R] Georgia
Peter DiDomenica Lieutenant Detective Boston University->Police
Donna F. Edwards U.S. Representative [D] Maryland
Paul Ekman Professor Emeritus University of California, San Francisco->Psychology
Maria Hartwig Professor John Jay College of Criminal Justice->Psychology
Randy Hultgren U.S. Representative [R] Illinois
Stephen "Steve" M. Lord Director Government Accountability Office->Homeland Security and Justice Issues
Jerry McNerney U.S. Representative [D] California
John Mica U.S. Representative [R] Florida
Philip Rubin CEO and Senior Scientist Haskins Laboratories
Larry Willis Manager Department of Homeland Security->Advanced Research Projects Agency Program

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House Science, Space, and Technology Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight

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Program ID:: 298869-1
Category:: House Committee
Format:: House Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Apr 06, 2011 | 10:50am EDT | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:: Apr 19, 2011 | 2:31pm EDT | C-SPAN 3

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Apr 06, 2011 | 10:50am EDT | C-SPAN 1
Apr 06, 2011 | 11:53pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Apr 07, 2011 | 9:15pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
Apr 08, 2011 | 3:29am EDT | C-SPAN 3
Apr 08, 2011 | 6:59am EDT | C-SPAN 2
Apr 10, 2011 | 4:51am EDT | C-SPAN 1
Apr 15, 2011 | 11:30pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
Apr 16, 2011 | 5:58am EDT | C-SPAN 3
Apr 19, 2011 | 2:31pm EDT | C-SPAN 3

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