Program is by definition UNRELIABLE

Kip Hawley, who heads up the three programs via the TSA dealing with Transportation Security (Transportation Worker Identity Credential, Secure Flight and Registered Traveler) told reports recently that the three programs are back on track after extensive delays and missed deadlines costing taxpayers in excess of $200 million. Hawley said that all three programs are by their very nature "expensive and use UNRELIABLE advanced technology". Nevertheless, Hawley voiced his confidence that Registered Traveler, at least, will bear fruit, since it has been farmed out to PRIVATE companies. The upshot of this is, you realize, that we the taxpayer funded the research and development of PRIVATE for PROFIT enterprises. Not bad work if you can get it.