ACG Systems has developed a way for Transportation Security Administration officers to "whisper" to each other to discreetly respond to a situation and avoid causing a scene at an airport checkpoint.
The Parole-based company announced this month that it won a three-year contract to supply 20,000 TSA officers with radios programmed with roughly eight text messages that communicate phrases from "assistance required" to "person of...
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Congrats, ACG! - 2009-10-28 15:39:23
A big congratulations on being awarded this major $11M, 3 year contract to support the Department of Homeland Security's Transportation Security Administration's Checkpoint Evolution Whisper Wireless Communication Program! That's a mouthful and this is an exciting achievement, putting a small Annapolis-based tech company on the map. Here's looking forward to continued growth!
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