TPA Rejects Plan to Replace TSA Officers With Private Screeners

TSA officers oversee a passenger walking through a security checkpoint at Tampa International Airport.

Tampa International Airport has rejected a federal program that would replace TSA officers at its checkpoints with private screeners after spending several months studying whether the change could protect passenger screening from future government shutdowns. The TSA approached TPA earlier this year about TSA Gold+, which puts checkpoint screening in the hands of a private … Read more