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Transportation Security Laboratory
Building 315
Atlantic City International Airport, NJ 08405
United StatesLaboratory Representative
Tech Transfer Website:
https://www.dhs.gov/science-and-technology/transportation-security-laboratoryDescription
The Transportation Security Laboratory is a Department of
Homeland Security Federal Laboratory located at the William J.
Hughes Technical Center, Atlantic City International Airport, N.J.,
and is a part of the Science and Technology Directorate of DHS. The
TSL enhances homeland security by performing research, development
and validation of solutions to detect and mitigate the threat of
improvised explosive devices. The TSL also does certification
testing for Explosive Detection Systems (EDS).
TSL has a rich history of successful product development and technology life cycle management. This consists of growing technology from conception to deployment, including applied research, development, prototyping, test and evaluation, certification, systems qualification, and laboratory assessment testing. The TSL is internationally recognized for its role in the development of standards, protocols and test articles necessary for detection technology assessments.
Mission
The mission of the Transportation Security
Laboratory (TSL) is to perform research and development (R&D)
to eliminate civil transportation security incidents. The
Transportation Security Research and Development Division is the
lead organization within the TSA responsible for R&D programs
related to civil transportation security. The mission is geared
towards anticipating future threats to civil transportation
security. In so doing, programs are conducted that accelerate and
expand promising technologies to the point of operational test and
evaluation. Technologies that have successfully gone through this
process have been passed to the Security Equipment Integrated
Product Team for deployment in our nation's airports. The research
and development goal is to develop systems that are fully
integrated into the aviation system; are highly automated,
utilizing the strengths of a variety of technologies; and are
geared to optimizing the screener's operational performance.
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