What Travelers Should Know About TSA’s New Gold+ Program
The TSA has introduced the Gold+ program to allow private companies to play a larger role in airport security screening. This initiative aims to enhance security and efficiency while maintaining federal oversight. Although no airports have yet opted in, the program could lead to improved technology and reduced wait times for travelers in the future.
- ▪The TSA Gold+ program expands the existing Screening Partnership Program, allowing airports to partner with private security contractors.
- ▪The initiative is designed to enhance security and efficiency by enabling faster adoption of advanced technologies.
- ▪No airports have publicly announced plans to participate in the Gold+ program yet.
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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has launched an initiative to enable private companies to take on a larger role in airport security screening, marking a step toward President Donald Trump’s broader goal of further privatizing the process.TSA Gold+, announced this week, expands a decades-old program that already permits some airports to use contractors to conduct screenings instead of federal TSA officers. The TSA says the aim of the new program is to move travelers through checkpoints more quickly while maintaining federal oversight and security standards.
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