Airport security by the numbers
Published 8 March 2010
In its 2011 budget request, DHS has asked for $214.7 million to buy and install 500 whole-body scanners; 75 percent of high-risk airports and 60 percent of second-tier airports will have body scanners deployed by the end of 2011
In its $56.3 billion fiscal year 2011 budget request, DHS. asked for:
- $214.7 million to buy and install 500 advanced imaging technology (A.I.T.) screening machines
- 75 percent of high-risk airports will get new body scanning technology
- 60 percent of second-tier airports will receive whole-body scanners
- $218.9 million for personnel to operate additional A.I.T.s at airport checkpoints
- $85 million for additional Federal Air Marshals
- $60 million to buy 800 portable explosive trace detection and associated checkpoint consumables
- $71 million to fund an additional 275 proprietary explosives detection canine teams
- $20 million for 3,350 behavior detection officers
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