RESTON, Va., April 24, 2006 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Technical Services
Company LLC (RTSC) and McNeil Security will team to offer private security
screening services to airports across the country.
RTSC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Raytheon Company, and McNeil
Security Inc., a subsidiary of McNeil Technologies, will offer a wide range
of airport security services to the Transportation Security Administration
(TSA) including passenger and baggage screening services.
The services will be offered as part of the TSA's Screening Partnership
Program (SPP), which allows airport operators to submit an application to
have security screening provided by a qualified private company.
RTSC and McNeil Security have a legacy of delivering transportation
security services and homeland security technologies. McNeil Security
currently provides front-line security to the TSA, providing passenger and
baggage screening services at Greater Rochester International Airport, one
of the six airports participating in the SPP.
Raytheon delivers a wide array of homeland security solutions and has a
proud history of evaluating, deploying and integrating transportation and
airport security technologies for the TSA and the Federal Aviation
Administration.
"Together, Raytheon and McNeil are uniquely qualified to provide
customers with critical security screening services that can increase
efficiencies, improve customer service, enhance airport security and help
protect our nation," said Bryan Even, a Raytheon Company vice president and
president of RTSC. "Raytheon has more than 18 years of experience
delivering innovative airport security solutions to more than 450
commercial airports, and McNeil is one of only four companies currently
providing private passenger and baggage screening services."
"The McNeil-Raytheon team is leveraging the collective expertise of two
of the industry's most innovative aviation security teams to deliver
integrated airport security solutions," said Ronald Thomas, chief executive
officer of McNeil Technologies.
McNeil Technologies is a recognized management consulting company and
is the premier provider of critical professional services and reliable
business solutions. McNeil Technologies has more than 21 years experience
in security services, consulting services, information management, and
language services. With more than 1,300 employees, McNeil's team of
professionals has backgrounds and credentials that provide valuable support
to national security and homeland defense initiatives. Based in
Springfield, Va., McNeil Technologies has offices in 10 locations
nationwide and eight worldwide locations.
Raytheon Technical Services Company LLC provides technology solutions
for defense, federal and commercial customers worldwide. It specializes in
Mission Support, counter-proliferation and counter-terrorism, base and
range operations and customized engineering services. Mission
Support-Raytheon's integrated approach to providing total life-cycle
support, predicting customer needs, sensing problems and proactively
applying solutions-enables Raytheon to maintain readiness and deliver
operational capability on demand, enhancing customer mission success.
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), with 2005 sales of $21.9 billion, is an
industry leader in defense and government electronics, space, information
technology, technical services, and business and special mission aircraft.
With headquarters in Waltham, Mass., Raytheon employs 80,000 people
worldwide.
Notes to Editors:
The TSA's Screening Partnership Program is also known as the Private
Security Screening Program or "Opt-Out" program and is currently operating
at the following six airports: Greater Rochester International, Rochester,
N.Y.; San Francisco International, San Francisco, Calif.; Tupelo Regional,
Tupelo, Miss.; Kansas City International, Kansas City, Mo.; Jackson Hole
Airport, Jackson, Wyo.; and Sioux Falls Regional Airport, Sioux Falls, S.D.
Contact:
Vanessa Rubino
703.295.2358
Vanessa_L_Rubino@raytheon.com
Lynford Morton
571.239.8280
lynfordm@raytheon.com
SOURCE Raytheon Company
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CONTACT:
Vanessa Rubino, +1-703-295-2358,
Vanessa_L_Rubino@raytheon.com, or Lynford Morton,
+1-571-239-8280, lynfordm@raytheon.com both of Raytheon Company
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