TSA Is Launching a New ‘Gold+’ Airport Security Program—Here’s What Travelers Should Know

TSA's new 'Gold+' program looks to increase private security screening at airports

The agency calls the program an update to the Screening Partnership Program, in which 20 U.S. airports currently use private security screeners rather than federal workers.

TSA Is Launching a New ‘Gold+’ Airport Security Program—Here’s What Travelers Should Know

The initiative aims to speed up screening through expanded public-private partnerships.Travelers wait in long security lines at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas.Credit: Ronaldo Schemidt/Getty ImagesThe Transportation Security Administration (TSA) plans to launch a new TSA Gold+ service as part of the agency's push to integrate public-private partnerships into security screening efforts.The new service, being introduced as p…

What is the TSA Gold+ program? What it means for Arizona travelers

How will TSA private contractors change security?

TSA plans to add private contractors at airport checkpoints U.S. travelers are likely to see changes at airport security checkpoints. The TSA is planning to deploy private contractors at U.S. airports to support screening operations, and critics are alarmed about what that could mean for staffing,…

What Is TSA Gold+? Inside the New Airport Security Push

Congress can’t keep TSA funded, so now airports may outsource security instead. Welcome to the newest aviation debate: faster checkpoints, private contractors, and whether convenience and safety can peacefully coexist. The post What Is TSA Gold+? Inside the New Airport Security Push appeared first on Business Traveller.

TSA's New 'Gold+' Program To Boost Private Security Screening : NPR

Transportation Security Administration officers staff a checkpoint at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, Ill., in this 2010 photo. The agency was created after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks — but not every U.S. airport uses federal screeners. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty Images WASHINGTON — Federal officers handle security screening at all but a small fraction of U.S. airports, but the Trump administ…