The Bush administration said Thursday that it will upgrade computer systems used by passenger screeners in more than 100 U.S. airports in an effort to improve security. . .

The Bush administration said Thursday that it will upgrade computer systems used by passenger screeners in more than 100 U.S. airports in an effort to improve security.

Security screeners who are now employed by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) receive only cell phones, pagers and computers with dial-up modems. This plan aims to create an information technology "infrastructure" that would give screeners a faster, more coordinated way to receive sensitive information.

The plan is a joint project of the TSA, the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), and the U.S. Customs Service.

"These agencies are setting an example for the rest of the federal government that we can prioritize our resources, and work together to meet our collective Homeland Security goals," said Steve Cooper of the White House's Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

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