Tampa airport axes plan to staff TSA checkpoints with private workforce
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — One month after Tampa International Airport announced it was moving forward with plans to…
Tampa International Airport backs out of TSA Gold+ as agency scraps program nationwide
The Transportation Security Administration is retiring TSA Gold+, the checkpoint privatization program it rolled out just three months…
Tampa International Airport officials decide not to privatize security operations
Five weeks after Tampa International Airport (TPA) officials said they were considering privatizing security operations, they announced Monday…
TPA ditches plan to switch to private company for security screenings
Tampa International Airport (TPA) says it will continue using federal TSA officers to conduct security screenings, ditching previous…
Tampa International drops plan to privatize security
After about a month of backlash from local officials, Tampa International Airport announced Monday that it backed out…
TSA union fights against privatization of TPA security
Pittsburgh, PA USA – August 14, 2021: Pittsburgh, Empty Pittsburgh International Airport TSA Entry Line During Last Months…
The Scoop: Tues. July 28, 2026, Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF
Two executions are scheduled today in Florida Florida is set to put two inmates to death hours apart…
Tampa, Charleston airports to join new TSA privatized security initiative
The Tampa, Charleston and Des Moines airports have signed on to a new program to privatize airport security.…
The Scoop: Thurs. July 23, 2026, Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF
Lakeland city commissioners are considering a temporary moratorium on large data centers. Meanwhile, officials say the pause would…
Tampa International Airport will privatize its TSA operations
When you think of Tampa International Airport, a few familiar sights come to mind: Phoebe — the giant…
Tampa International taking security screening private. Union objects
A union that represents about 47,000 Transportation Security Administration employees nationwide has promised to fight a privatization plan…
Tampa tests a European-style answer to TSA shutdown chaos
Tampa International Airport is moving most of its TSA screening operations to a private contractor under TSA’s new…