The TSA is planning big changes to airport security. Here's what they mean for travelers.
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Pete Syme
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The TSA said it would scrap TSA Gold+ but still plans to accelerate the use of private contractors for airport security.
The TSA is planning big changes to airport security. Here's what they mean for travelers.
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The voluntary program will begin at three U.S. airports next year

The new initiative will enable private companies to take on a larger role in airport security screening.

The new Gold+ initiative would allow private contractors to handle passenger screening at three airports while the TSA retains…

The agency calls the program an update to the Screening Partnership Program, in which 20 U.S. airports currently use private…

The Transportation Security Administration is expanding private partnerships through TSA Gold+ to improve checkpoint operations.

The TSA is experimenting with new ways to make airport security less of a headache, and it's leaning more on private companies to…