The United States government paid tens of thousands of dollars to IBM to create software so simple, it could have been created by nearly any beginning-level app developer. Documents obtained through ...

"How much does the TSA pay for an app that a beginner could build in a day?" technologist Kevin Burke asked in a recent blog post. $1.4 million, it turns out. The app in question is the Transportation ...

The TSA Randomizer iPad app has two jobs: 1) point left or right, and 2) do it randomly. It’s an app a novice coder would write. And it cost the TSA $1.4 million. In the video below Android developer ...

Correction: TSA says the “total development costs” of the app were $47,400, not $336,413.59. They also confirmed that the app was part of a larger contract with IBM. See more below. If you’ve flown ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Developer Kevin Burke recently revealed that the Transportation Security Administration paid IBM ...

Sometimes, if luck is on your side, you can get a free trip through the quick and painless lane of airport security. At around 100 airports, TSA agents armed with iPads ease congestion by randomly ...

"How much does the TSA pay for an app that a beginner could build in a day?" technologist Kevin Burke asked in a recent blog post. $1.4 million, it turns out. The app in question is the Transportation ...

The Transportation Security Administration spent $1.4 million to randomly select passengers who don't have to wait in long TSA lines. At the very least, New York Magazine reported the agency spent ...

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ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The Transportation Security Administration spent $1.4 million to randomly select passengers who don't have to wait in long TSA lines. At the very least, New York Magazine reported ...