A trio of US airports is preparing to trade federal screeners for private ones, and the union representing tens of thousands of TSA workers is sounding the alarm, reports the New York Times. Tampa, Des Moines, and Charleston have signed on to Gold+, a new public-private screening program that lets airports hire contractors to run checkpoints and manage scanning technology, while TSA retains oversight. Airport officials say the move is meant to insulate them from future government shutdowns that left officers unpaid and lines stretching for hours, and to speed up access to newer security equipment.
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