Baltimore/Washington Thurgood Marshall International Airport Selects Telos to Process Aviation Worker Background Checks

ASHBURN, Virginia, October 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Telos Company (NASDAQ: TLS), a leading provider of cybersecurity, cloud, identity and enterprise security solutions for the world’s most security-conscious organizations, today announced that Maryland Aviation Administration has contracted with Telos to provide the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Designated Aviation Channel Service (DAC) for processing worker background checks at Baltimore/Washington’s Thurgood Marshall International Airport (BWI ).

Telos’ DAC service improves data integrity, increases the efficiency of credentialing operations and reduces costs. The DAC service allows workers’ biographical and biometric data to be submitted to perform background checks on individuals working in secure areas of US commercial airports.

“The DAC service deployment at BWI Marshall Airport is distinguished by its integration with BWI’s identity management system, enabling efficient biographic and biometric transmissions,” said Dawn E. Lucini, vice president of aviation security. at Telos. “We’ve streamlined the background check process for aviation workers required by the TSA, while meeting BWI’s high standards of security and customer service.”

Telos Airline Service meets TSA and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) requirements for the transmission and protection of biographical and biometric data. Telos applies this software platform as a TSA-accredited service to enable airports, airlines, cargo carriers and general aviation to perform threat-mitigating identity and biometric background checks internal to our country’s air transport infrastructure.

“Telos is the recognized leader in securing the identity of aviation workers with advanced biometric and enrollment solutions, as evidenced by the growing list of airports and airlines – over 100 and counting – currently using the Telos DAC solution,” said Lucini. “We are delighted to support the Maryland Aviation Administration and its world-class airport in their efforts to provide excellence in accreditation and verification services for their aviation workers, while reducing costs and providing a superior customer service and flexibility.”

In
August 2022, Telos announced the expansion of its aviation pipeline service within the United States commercial aviation industry to include: USA Jet Airlines, IFL Group, California Redwood Coast Humboldt County Airport (ACV), Advanced Airlines, Backcountry Aviation and ABX Air, Albany Intl. (ALB), Chicago O’Hare Intl. (ORD), Chicago Midway Intl. (MDW), Dallas Fort Worth Intl. Jacksonville International Airport (DFW), Jacksonville Intl. (JAX), Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport (GUM), Minneapolis-St. Paul Intl. (MSF), Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX), Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC), Santa Barbara Airport (SBA), St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport. Airport (PIE), Hawaii State Department of Transportation for commercial airports in the state and more.

For more information on the Telos Designated Aviation Channeling service, visit www.aviationchanneling.com.

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About Telos Corporation
Telos Company
(NASDAQ: TLS) empowers and protects the world’s most security-conscious organizations with solutions for continuous assurance of the security of people, systems and information. Telos offerings include cybersecurity solutions for IT risk management and information security; cloud security solutions to protect cloud-based assets and enable ongoing compliance with industry and government security standards; and enterprise security solutions for identity and access management, secure mobility, organizational messaging, and network management and defense. The company serves commercial enterprises, regulated industries and government customers worldwide.