The TSA signed a $96.8 million contract with Smiths Detection, Inc. to improve the security checkpoints that airports are infamous for. Results are expected to be rolling out in 5 years or so, and will most likely rely on new Computer Tomography. These 3-D scanners will be capable of testing for explosives with "unprecedented precision," according to the release. Most importantly, these new scanners will be a "quantum leap forward" compared to the x-ray scanners that are in use now, according to agency administrator David Pekoske, and will allow people to pass through without having to separate all of their electronics.
This article was updated on March 29, 2019, making it a very recent source of information, and was written by Stacey Lastoe. This new technology isn't an update that most would call extremely important, but considering that there are around 965 million people travelling in the US alone per year, I think it will make going to airports a much easier, less headache-inducing experience. Although this technology update is for a much more harmless reason than that of 9/11, both saw an upgrade in airport security, and will change America's experience for the better.
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/new-tsa-screening-technology/index.html
i think this is great to hear because our country could always need more security
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