TPA Opts Out of Private Security Program, Keeps Federal TSA Screening
Airport leaders cited workforce stability, security rules and finances in rejecting a private screening model after months of review, officials said.
- Tampa International Airport will retain federal Transportation Security Administration staff for checkpoint operations, rejecting the private TSA Gold screening model after a months-long review.
- Earlier this year, the TSA approached TPA about TSA Gold, a public-private partnership program designed to mitigate government shutdown disruptions and improve access to screening technology.
- The evaluation period covered workforce stability, security rules, technology integration, finances, and legal requirements during an extensive review over several months.
- TPA CEO Michael Stephens credited the current federal staff's performance through "record passenger growth, severe weather, federal funding disruptions, and peak travel periods" as a primary decision factor.
- Checkpoint operations will proceed with federal officers with no changes to standard screening routines. TPA officials did not state whether they will consider private screening programs again in the future.
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