“We will be piloting several different security checkpoints across the nation at different airports that will allow individuals to come in through a security checkpoint and maybe not even have to interact with officers at all,” she said in a news release following the news conference. “[They will be able to] walk through machines, keep their bag with them, not remove laptops.”
Noem said she expects the changes will decrease wait times “drastically.”
TSA and MSP did not respond to requests for comment.