Some US airports are ditching TSA for private security officers
Travel Some US airports are ditching TSA for private security officers By Reda Wigle Published July 24, 2026, 9:33 a.m. Add The New York Post on Google Three US airports have become early adopters of a controversial new program that allows third-party vendors to replace federal agents at security checkpoints. Some 20 US airports, including Atlantic City and San Francisco International, are currently utilizing privatized screening as part of TSA’s existing Screening Partnership Program (SPP).
- ▪Travel Some US airports are ditching TSA for private security officers By Reda Wigle Published July 24, 2026, 9:33 a.m.
- ▪Add The New York Post on Google Three US airports have become early adopters of a controversial new program that allows third-party vendors to replace federal agents at security checkpoints.
- ▪Some 20 US airports, including Atlantic City and San Francisco International, are currently utilizing privatized screening as part of TSA’s existing Screening Partnership Program (SPP).
2 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 2 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: centre. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Why some US airports are replacing TSA agents with private screeners — FOX 32 Chicago
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