Sammies finalist revolutionizing airports with facial recognition technology

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If you’ve been surprised by how smoothly airport processing can be for international travel, you might want to thank this individual. His long time work in the practical, real world application of facial recognition is in some ways revolutionizing the airport experience. John Wagner is deputy executive assistant commissioner for field operations at U.S. Customs and Border Protection and a finalist in this year’s Service to America Medals program. He joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for more explanation.