Atlanta Considers Privatized TSA Screening After Partial Government Shutdown Travel Chaos
The 11-1 vote directs a 90-day feasibility study as officials weigh private contractors, worker protections and shutdown-related delays that left 34% to 36% of TSA officers absent.
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Atlanta considers private security screening at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport
Is Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International the next airport to privatize security? The Atlanta City Council unanimously supported on Monday, May 18, a resolution to study the potential of privatizing security screening at Hartsfield-Jackson. If the Department of Aviation agrees to study a private screening model under the TSA Screening Partnership Program (SPP), it will be conducted by an independent third-party consultant. SPP contracts securi…
Atlanta Airport Could Replace TSA With Private Security Company
Anyone who flew through Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) during the February-March federal shutdown remembers the lines. Up to 36% of TSA officers assigned to work at the world’s busiest airport didn’t show up on any given day, leading to multihour waits, canceled flights, and a fresh round of questions about whether a federal screening agency is the right model for an airport that handles more than 100 million passengers a…
Atlanta is Considering Ditching the TSA For a Private Screening Company at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport
The Atlanta City Council has approved a feasibility study into whether it can ditch the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and replace federal workers with a private security screening company. The resolution was passed on Monday following a vote by councillors after Atlanta Hartsfield was hit by major delays at TSA security checkpoints during the last partial federal government shutd…
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