Thursday, February 9, 2012

TSA Extends Contract with Biometric Services Organization

TSA Renews Security Pact with NATA (Aviation International News)
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has approved a five-year extension of its partnership authorizing National Air Transportation Association Compliance Services (Natacs) to continue as a trusted fingerprint facility to process biological and biometric information for general aviation and commercial aviation worldwide.

Natacs, a partially owned subsidiary of NATA, has been partnered with the TSA since 2002. Under the revised and extended agreement, Natacs can continue to provide all pre-enrollment, enrollment, fingerprint collection and secure data transmission for TSA-conducted background checks on tens of thousands of aircrew members and flight students each year. The agreement expires in December 2016.