Clearing
Checkpoints in Transportation Security
May 2008
Since its founding in the aftermath of 9/11,
the Transportation Security Agency has partnered
with MITRE on a variety of programs. Our work
with TSA on sophisticated airport screening
initiatives such as Registered Traveler and
Secure Flight uses advanced biometric techniques
to help keep passengers moving smoothly to their
gates.
VETSNET:
Repaying a Special Debt
April 2008
MITRE engineers have been working with the
Department of Veterans Affairs and private-sector
contractors to get more veterans benefits processed
and paid through VETSNET. The new program works
so well that the number of veterans receiving
their monthly payments through VETSNET has increased
from some 10,000 a year ago to over 200,000
now.
Nano
Lab's Tools Address Government Needs
April 2008
In MITRE's Nanotechnology- Biotechnology Lab,
the scale of the subject matter may be vanishingly
small, but the lab's capacity for experimentation
is growing continuously.
