TSA Is Changing Airport Security At 3 U.S. Airports With Private Screeners Coming In 2027 - Travel Noire
Three airports will transition to the TSA's Gold+ program in 2027, using private screeners under federal oversight, as unions warn of potential job losses from wider privatization.
- Tampa International Airport, Des Moines International Airport, and Charleston International Airport plan to transition throughout 2027 to the TSA's Gold+ program, a voluntary public-private partnership allowing private security screeners under federal oversight.
- Gold+ expands upon the Screening Partnership Program , which Congress established via the Aviation Transportation Security Act of 2001, allowing private companies to manage checkpoints while TSA maintains regulatory authority.
- During the most recent shutdown in spring, San Francisco International Airport continued operating relatively normally while some federally staffed airports struggled with long security lines and staffing shortages.
- The American Federation of Government Employees, which represents nearly 50,000 TSA employees, opposes the expansion, contending that increased privatization threatens job security for union members.
- Safety remains the top priority for officials, who note that if Gold+ succeeds at these three airports, the program could expand further as an alternative to current federal security models.
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Hawaii Tribune-Herald
Can private screeners do the job of the TSA?
Those of us of a certain age remember the grainy security videos on Sept. 11, 2001, when bored and inattentive private screeners let murderers and hijackers through checkpoints. That led Congress to create the federal Transportation Security Administration with widespread support from Americans who never wanted to see that happen again. The post Can private screeners do the job of the TSA? appeared first on Hawaii Tribune-Herald.
TSA Is Changing Airport Security At 3 U.S. Airports With Private Screeners Coming In 2027 - Travel Noire
Most American passengers associate airport security with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), but federal employees have never been the only workers authorized to screen people and baggage at U.S. airports. Congress authorized airports to request private screeners when it enacted the Aviation and Transportation Security Act in 2001, provided that those contractors complied with federal standards and remained under TSA supervision. T…
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