The Transportation Security Administration has unveiled a new initiative called ‘Gold+’ aimed at expanding private security screening operations at airports nationwide.
According to the agency, this program represents an enhancement of the existing Screening Partnership Program, which currently operates at 20 airports throughout the United States. Under this existing arrangement, private security contractors handle passenger screening duties instead of federal employees.
The Transportation Security Administration was established following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, though not all airports in the United States utilize federal screening personnel.
The new Gold+ program seeks to increase the number of airports that rely on private security companies for passenger checkpoint operations rather than government workers.
