At 20 Airports in the U.S., Security Screening is Handled by Private Companies, and their Checkpoints aren’t seeing Long Lines.
The Private Companies have Avoided Absences Airports that use Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Staff are Struggling with Right Now during the Partial Government Shutdown.
The Government Employed Screeners have Not been Paid in more than a Month, as Congress Remains Locked in a Stalemate over Funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) due to Immigration Reform.
All Private Airport Security Operations remain under Federal Oversight and Must Comply with the same Rules TSA Agents Follow. The Companies do get to Decide how many People to Hire and what to Pay them. The Security Screeners with Private Companies Receive the same type of Training as TSA.
For an Airport to Implement Private Screening, it must First get Permission from TSA. If Approved, a Contract could be Issued. TSA would Select the Company that could take over within Six Months.
The Transition and Application Process might Bar Larger Aairports to Opt-In, as they might have a “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” Attitude, Jeffries said.
American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), the Uunion which Represents TSA Screeners, says Contracts, usually Awarded to the Lowest Bidder, Compromise the Safety of the Traveling Public, Incentivize Companies to Prioritize Profit over Passengers or Employees, and Actually cause Staff Shortages.
Airports with Private Airport Security:
Atlantic City International Airport; New Jersey
Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport; California
Dawson Community Airport; Montana
Great Falls International Airport; Montana
Glacier Park International Airport; Montana
Greater Rochester International Airport; New York
Havre City-County Airport; Montana
Kansas City International Airport; Missouri
L. M. Clayton Airport; Montana
Orlando Sanford International Airport; Florida
Portsmouth International Airport; New Hampshire
Punta Gorda Airport; Florida
Roswell International Air Center; New Mexico
San Francisco International Airport; California
Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport; Florida
Sidney-Richland Municipal Airport; Montana
Sioux Falls Regional Airport; South Dakota
Tupelo Regional Airport; Mississippi
Wokal Field/Glasgow International Airport; Montana
Yellowstone Airport; Montana
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