qwant news | Hartsfield-Jackson Might Replace TSA With Private Security After Shutdown Walkouts
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The Atlanta City Council voted 11‑1 to start a feasibility study on privatizing security at Hartsfield‑Jackson International Airport after a DHS shutdown left travelers waiting for hours and more than a third of TSA agents walking out. The study will compare costs, employee pay and benefits, and the impact on the roughly 1,200 current TSA workers, while also reviewing the federal TSA Screening Partnership Program, which already allows private contractors to screen passengers at 20 airports such as SFO. Proponents argue privatization could improve service for passengers, whereas opponents warn it would shift a public function to private profit, threaten job security for TSA staff, and echo broader efforts to diminish federal oversight.
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