CAPPS II has been awarded by the TSA to Lockheed-Martin.
In the name of aviation safety, the Transportation Security Administration has tapped Lockheed Martin Corp. to build a controversial system that will perform background checks, combing government and commercial databases to assess the risk posed by airline passengers.
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The system activates as soon as a person buys a ticket. The agency will then use CAPPS II to assign a color-coded threat level to each passenger.
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With CAPPS II, TSA will code passengers red, yellow or green — colors that will appear on their boarding passes.
Travelers branded with red will be prevented from flying. That determination will rest on a watch list, compiled by intelligence and law enforcement authorities, of "individuals that should deserve greater scrutiny," said Transportation Department Deputy Secretary Michael Jackson, who outlined the program Feb. 26 at a media briefing.
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