You don't need to guess.
You don't need to speculate.
You don't need to "get impressions".
They are not being secretive about it.
Here it is, straight from the horse's
a**, uh, mouth:
Pistole's interview in Denver:
http://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-N...raveler-pilot/
Noting the possibility of allowing trusted travelers to keep their shoes on and their laptop in a carry-on in airport security lanes, Pistole said the TSA's main objective is to provide a free program available to the country's top travelers in order to remove the hassle of travel.
Q (Travel Weekly): Is there any analysis on how much time will be saved?
A (JPIAI): We have done quite a bit on that, but I don't want to go into detail. Clearly, if someone doesn't have to take their shoes off, you could assign a specific time to that in terms the X-ray viewing and putting their shoes back on. We have some metrics with that, and with the laptop and briefcase. The idea is to expedite the physical screening because we have done the intelligence screening.
Anyone who thinks trusted traveler means no NoS or groping is in for a big disappointment.