Travelers likely won’t see any immediate effects, and the program requires airports to opt in.
WASHINGTON — The TSA is launching a program that would allow private contractors to operate security lines in airports.
The move further privatizes work primarily being done by federal employees months after a prolonged government shutdown led to long wait lines while federal workers went unpaid.
The Transportation Security Administration announced TSA Gold+ this week, after an internal memo, first reported on by Gate Access, was sent out to TSA employees on May 14.
The memo announcing
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