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TSA seeks US$71m worth of bomb dogs

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Wednesday, 14 July 2010

The USA's Transportation Security Administration has requested US$71 million from Congress to train and deploy 275 explosives detection canine teams -- bomb dogs and their handlers -- at transportation facilities.

The agency already has 700 teams that have proved to be a very reliable, effective and flexible layer of security, TSA says, but if a dog has a lot of false positives (false alarms where there are no bombs), it can cost affected airlines money, delay flights and cause passengers inconvenience.

Dogs that fail to meet testing standards first are de-certified and then required to undergo remedial training until a TSA trainer returns to retest them.

Repeated failures lead to forced retirement, and the dogs work five to seven years on average.

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Cathay Cargo
United

TSA seeks US$71m worth of bomb dogs

Latest News
Wednesday, 14 July 2010

The USA's Transportation Security Administration has requested US$71 million from Congress to train and deploy 275 explosives detection canine teams -- bomb dogs and their handlers -- at transportation facilities.

The agency already has 700 teams that have proved to be a very reliable, effective and flexible layer of security, TSA says, but if a dog has a lot of false positives (false alarms where there are no bombs), it can cost affected airlines money, delay flights and cause passengers inconvenience.

Dogs that fail to meet testing standards first are de-certified and then required to undergo remedial training until a TSA trainer returns to retest them.

Repeated failures lead to forced retirement, and the dogs work five to seven years on average.

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Cathay Cargo
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Cathay Cargo