Local St. Pete-Clearwater & Tampa Bay, FL news

Tag: airport security

  • Tampa International Airport will keep its security checkpoints staffed entirely by federal Transportation Security Administration officers after a months-long review of switching to a program that would have brought in private-sector screeners under federal oversight. TSA approached airport leaders earlier this year about joining TSA Gold+, a public-private partnership model that replaces federal screening officers…

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  • Travelers flying through Tampa International Airport could soon see airport security handled by a private workforce instead of federal Transportation Security Administration officers after the airport opted into the TSA Gold+ program. Under the program, the TSA will continue to oversee security operations and enforce federal screening standards, but a private contractor will manage the…

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