At the Government Technology & Service Coalition's Transportation Security meeting, Mara Winn, Acting Director of TSA's Innovation Task Force describes the ITF, its mission and process.

1. Government
Technology &
Services Coalition
Transportation Security Industry Day
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2. Table of Contents
06
ITF OVERVIEW
Mission
Demonstration Lifecycle
Overview (Video)
10
INDUSTRY
ENGAGEMENT
Solution Identification
Industry Exchange
12
BROAD AGENCY
ANNOUNCEMENT
IDEA BAA
Submission &
Selection Process
15
SOLUTION
SOLICITATION
BAA Evolution
Problem Statements
Future Solicitation Toolkit
03
RCA CAPABILITY
MANAGEMENT
Capability Management
Maturation Roadmaps

3. RCA Capability
Management

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Capability Management
1 Integration of materiel and non-materiel
solution approaches across capabilities 2 Traceable and robust requirements
with clear roadmaps for the future 3
Holistic mission capability built into the
planning, programming, budgeting, and
execution (PBBE) process
Checked
Baggage
Identity
Management
On-Person
Screening
Alarm
Resolution
Accessible
Property
Screening
Multimodal &
Public Areas
Field
Information
Systems
Counter
UAS
Craig Mosford Jason Lim Dan Williams Kevin Chan Jason Hull Bob Pryor Doug Ellmore Jim Bamberger
The Capability Manager (CM) follows acquisitions from ‘cradle-to-grave.’ While project managers manage cost, schedule, and performance,
the CM builds the roadmap, advocates for the upfront funding, and oversees any acquisition changes throughout the lifecycle.
Capability management is designed to allow the agency to better allocate funding and resources to the field. Agency-wide benefits include:
R C A C A P A B I L I T Y M A N A G E M E N T

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Checked Baggage
Goal: Enhance future threat detection and architecture compatibility capabilities.
Aim: Efficiently and effectively increase threat detection and decrease false
alarms while moving toward a universal platform.
Capability Maturation Roadmaps
CMs develop traceable and robust requirements with clear roadmaps for their capabilities. Roadmaps depict the functions and efforts
required to achieve the overall goal and outline phases to reach the maturation aim.
Identity Management | tsa.gov/sites/default/files/tsa_biometrics_roadmap.pdf
Goal: Implement a consistent and risk-based approach to identity management.
Aim: Efficiently and effectively enhance TSA’s security baseline with respect to
identity proofing and enrollment, vetting, and verification.
On-Person Screening
Goal: Enhance future On-Person detection capabilities.
Aim: Screen at speed, improve threat detection, and ensure compatibility
across screening checkpoints.
Alarm Resolution
Goal: Enhance future trace, liquid, and bulk detection capabilities.
Aim: Resolve all alarms from accessible property screening.
Accessible Property Screening
Goal: Enhance future carry-on screening detection capabilities.
Aim: Enhance screening detection, increase throughput, and enable screening
automation.
Current State Phase I
Phase II
Phase III
Future State
Milestones
Milestones
Milestones
R C A C A P A B I L I T Y M A N A G E M E N T

6. ITF Overview

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I T F O V E R V I E W
The Innovation Task Force
Foster innovation by integrating key
stakeholders to identify and demonstrate
emerging solutions that increase security
effectiveness and efficiency, improve
passenger experience and the flow of
commerce, and deliver solutions that secure
the freedom of movement throughout the
nation’s transportation system.
Convene the aviation
security ecosystem to
identify and demonstrate
solutions
Collaborate Demonstrate Assess
Establish the capability
for TSA to quickly
demonstrate innovative
solutions
Measure solution
effectiveness to achieve
the optimized future state
and provide vendors with
data to improve solutions
Founded in 2016, 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.
Our Mission

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I T F O V E R V I E W
ITF Solution
Demonstration Lifecycle
*Demonstration Milestone Deliverable
**As referenced in the TSA Systems Acquisition Manual (TSAM)

9. I T F O V E R V I E W
Video: What is
the Innovation
Task Force?

10. Industry
Engagement

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I N D U S T R Y E N G A G E M E N T
Industry
Exchange
ITF collaborates directly with
industry stakeholders through
both traditional and innovative
means in order to share
information with vendors, identify
new solutions/solution providers
for future identification efforts,
and to support global aviation
security innovation efforts.
QUICK PITCH
SESSIONS
TRADITIONAL
BRIEFINGS
EXHIBITION
BOOTHS
WORKSHOPS AND
FACILITATIONS
INDUSTRY DAYS
ITF regularly briefs stakeholders
throughout the aviation
ecosystem to provide updates
on key projects and activities
ITF establishes booths at large
industry events to share
information about ongoing projects
and solution identification efforts
During open solicitation periods
vendors pitch their solution to ITF
at conferences or events, and ITF
provides real-time feedback
ITF hosts events for the aviation
security community, focused on
specific solicitations or on a
certain solution/topic
ITF facilitates collaborative
working sessions and co-creation
opportunities with cross-industry
stakeholders at events
Past Engagements: ECAC Innovation Panel, UK
FASS Program Support, AAAE Innovation Workshop,
ITF Industry Day, Las Vegas Future Travel Experience,
London Passenger Terminal Expo

12. Broad Agency
Announcement

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B R O A D A G E N C Y A N N O U N C E M E N T
The IDEA Broad Agency
Announcement
The Innovative Demonstrations for Enterprise Advancement (IDEA) Broad
Agency Announcement (BAA) is the solicitation method traditionally used by
ITF. The IDEA BAA seeks to identify emerging people, process, and
technology capabilities for demonstration in live airport environments. The
BAA serves as the formal, competitive intake method for ITF-led solution
demonstrations to capture operational data and inform future requirements.
The IDEA BAA seeks solutions that:
Align to the TSA
Mission
Address TSA
Capability Gaps
Improve Security
Effectiveness
Improve Screening
Efficiency
Enhance the
Passenger Experience

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Industry Exchange Whitepaper
Submissions
Whitepaper
Reviews
Vendor Pitches Selection for
Demo Planning
Engage with industry
stakeholders at TSA industry
days, events and
conferences
Inform vendors about
solicitation opportunities and
current problem
statements
Vendors submit
whitepapers that summarize
their TRL 6+ solution
ITF accepts:
• Whitepapers up to 5 pages
• Slide decks up to 15 slides
• Videos (with transcript) up
to 5 minutes
Vendor whitepapers are
subject to a technical and a
panel review
Submissions are assessed
for potential impact,
feasibility, and problem
statement alignment
Selected vendors will be
notified
Selected vendors pitch their
solution via phone or video
conference
A question-and-answer
session with TSA subject
matter experts follows the
pitch
TSA leadership and subject
matter experts review all
submission information to
determine the solution’s
suitability for ITF
demonstration
Selected vendors will be
notified
BAA Submission & Selection Process
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B R O A D A G E N C Y A N N O U N C E M E N T

15. Upcoming
Solution
Solicitation

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IDEA Targeted BAA 2019IDEA BAA 2018IDEA BAA 2017BAA 2016
Release Summer 2016 Summer 2017 Summer 2018 Fall 2019
Request
Broad request for “Innovations in
Aviation Security”
Narrowed request for solutions
across 5 capability categories to
guide vendor submissions
Narrowed request for solutions
in response to 9 problem
statements established through
cross-agency input
Targeted request for solutions
that solve 2 problem statements
developed through capability
management interviews
Response
Received 81 submissions,
selected 8 solutions
Received 96 submissions,
selected 12 solutions
Received 85 submissions,
selected 7 solutions
Strategy
Engaged cross-TSA stakeholders in
review and selection process
Introduced Industry Exchange and
measured impact metrics
Incorporated vendor pitches into the
selection process
Sets precedent for more agile ITF
solution intake methods in the future
Evolution of ITF
Broad Agency
Announcements
U P C O M I N G S O L U T I O N S O L I C I T A T I O N

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U P C O M I N G S O L U T I O N S O L I C I T A T I O N
IDEA BAA 2019
Problem Statements
Portable Screening | On-Person and Accessible Property
How can TSA conduct primary screening of employees and passengers across various areas in
the airport environment using portable solutions?
Alarm Resolution | On-Person, Accessible Property, and Checked Baggage
How can TSA, while conducting on-person, accessible property, and checked baggage
screening, perform alarm resolution via secondary screening without the need to physically pat-
down passengers or directly collect a trace/particulate sample of the alarmed item/substance?

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ITF Future
Solicitation Toolkit
Targeted Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)
Accelerate the solution intake cycle for ITF’s traditional BAA submission process by using a more targeted and defined scope, with
the intention of reducing the cycle time by half. By implementing multiple targeted BAA solicitations, ITF can better respond to the
agency’s immediate needs and priorities. Targeted BAAs will be supplemented by additional intake methods.
Hackathon
Engage with broad Information Technology (IT) communities, including both the general public and the aviation security
enterprise, to quickly develop or assess IT products and systems that meet capability needs.
Prize Challenge
Organize research and prize challenges that facilitate the accelerated development of necessary technology solutions into prototype
systems that can be assessed and demonstrated. Challenges may involve monetary awards or incentives for their winners.
DHS Science & Technology Directorate (S&T)
Identify projects currently in the DHS S&T pipeline which are suitable for ITF demonstration and could help meet an identified
capability need. Suitable projects and solutions can be transferred to TSA without the need for an open solicitation.
U P C O M I N G S O L U T I O N S O L I C I T A T I O N

19. U P C O M I N G S O L U T I O N S O L I C I T A T I O N
Video:
Checkpoint of
the Future

20. Thank you.