Washington, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Kathy Castor issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) urged Tampa International Airport (TPA) CEO Michael Stephens and Hillsborough County Aviation Authority (HCAA) Chair Chip Diehl to reverse plans to privatize the airport's passenger-screening workforce through the Transportation Security Administration's TSA Gold+ initiative. The change would replace more than 700 federal Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) at TPA with a private contractor responsible for passenger screening and checkpoint equipment and technology.
"Every day, TPA TSOs greet and protect 70,000 passengers-neighbors, friends, and visitors-ensuring that each journey begins and ends with security and care. The...