Two airports opt into TSA’s new privatization model

Two airports have opted into the Transportation Security Administration’s new “Gold+” privatization model, becoming the first to do so, with TSA employees at those locations being told they will be offered jobs with a to-be-determined private screening contractor.

Des Moines International Airport and Tampa International Airport have each respectively chosen to transition to TSA Gold+, according to emails viewed by Federal News Network.

TSA unveiled the Gold+ initiative earlier this year. The agency plans to pay private contractors to manage both airport screening staff and the technology at airport checkpoints, while TSA provides oversight.

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