The Transportation Security Administration said Monday that Denver International Airport is one of seven U.S. airports selected for enhanced security screening of employees under a pilot program approved by Congress.
The 90-day program will include “behavior-detection programs,” security-awareness training and biometric screening of employees entering airfield areas. Workers who now get on buses that transport them to airfield locations from DIA’s employee parking lot already submit thumb prints to verify their identity, said DIA spokesman Jeff Green.
The TSA pilot program also calls for 100 percent screening of employees and vehicles at perimeter entrances to Boston’s Logan International Airport. At two other U.S. airports, including Jacksonville (Fla.) International, the pilot program will conduct 100 percent screening of employees as they move from public areas to the airports’ secure areas.
