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Innovation Task Force

Join TSA on the journey to seamless.

Founded in 2016, the Innovation Task Force (ITF) was initiated and championed by TSA out of a need heard from industry – to better understand the operational environment earlier in the development cycle – and from TSA – to better define requirements to close capability gaps in partnership with stakeholders. With the close support of industry partners, the ITF facilitates capability demonstrations in live, operational environments.

  • ITF fosters innovation by integrating key stakeholders to identify and demonstrate emerging solutions that increase security effectiveness and efficiency, improve passenger experience, and to deliver solutions that secure the freedom of movement throughout the nation’s transportation system.

  • "The Innovation Task Force is collaborating with industry, airlines, airports and equipment manufacturers to find and deploy the very best technology for increasing security and improving the passenger experience" David Pekoske, TSA Administrator

Our Process

ITF demonstrations allow vendors to test their solutions in a live environment, capture operational data and then refine their solution for potential future engagement with TSA. The Innovation 2.0 Lifecycle is a non-linear, multi-phased approach to innovation within TSA and ITF that has been making progress through each phase.

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    Bold strategy and goals for innovation and establish targets that are cascaded across the organization.

    Aspire

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    Prioritize customer needs, source problems, and potential solutions from multiple channels.

    Discover

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    Align portfolio pipeline with innovation strategy, balance for time and risk and resource based on milestones

    Select

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    Test with 75% solution and frequently iterate, create cross-functional teams with clear leaders.

    Demonstrate

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    Remove roadblocks to successfully transition projects, set up documentation to support solutions as they scale into the operational environment.

    Scale

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    Define Stakeholder roles and governance processes and inspire a culture of experimentation throughout the lifecycle.

    Mobilize

About ITF

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