Two airports opt into TSA’s new privatization model
Two airports opt into TSA’s new privatization model  
Podcast: The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton
Published On: Thu Jul 23 2026
Description: The Transportation Security Administration is pushing a new privatized security screening model called Gold-Plus. Now some airports are starting to opt into that initiative. TSA and the airports say it will help modernize airport security screening. But TSA employees are worried about losing their federal jobs. For more, Federal News Network’s Justin Doubleday joins me.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.