Trump Proposes to Begin Privatizing TSA Screening Operations

WASHINGTON, April 3 (Reuters)—President Donald Trump on Friday proposed to begin privatizing airport security operations handled by the Transportation Security Administration, in an effort to save money. - Reuters Staff 

• The White House budget proposes cutting funding for the federal agency created after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks by $52 million and would require small airports to enroll in a program in which TSA pays for private screeners.
• TSA has about 50,000 federal employees who handle screening at nearly all U.S. airports...