Christina Peach
Christina Peach is the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Deputy Assistant Administrator (DAA) for the Office of Requirements and Capabilities Analysis (RCA). Peach has served in this role since 2024 and is a member of the Senior Executive Service. As the DAA for RCA, Peach is responsible for driving the strategy and development of TSA’s security architecture and operational capabilities to optimize mission performance and safeguard the nation’s transportation systems through analysis and innovation.
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1 - Aviation security, technology, process and people - 16:00 - 16:30
Innovating security checkpoints for the passenger experience of the future
The US Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate is advancing aviation screening for passengers and officers by reducing wait times, meeting the needs of travelers with limited mobility and developing new concepts of operations to address the growing number of travelers. Changing the current checkpoint concept will have profound implications for government, airports, airlines and industry. We will discuss transformative and foundational research and development underway, future concepts already being explored, and the challenges and opportunities the world face transitioning research and development into reality.
The audience will learn:
- Moving away from a checkpoint model is possible and the foundational development to enable a dispersed screening environment is underway
- Changing the current checkpoint concept of operations creates broad opportunities for a collaborative business model between airlines, airports and government
- Disjointed regulatory environments hinder the art of the possible, requiring regulators and government stakeholders to streamline efforts
