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House Report Says Private Airport Security Screeners Cheaper And More Efficient

Defense Daily Staff

Friday, June 10th, 2011

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Switching to a private security force and away from federal screeners at the nation’s 35 busiest airports would save taxpayer $1 billion over five years, according to a report released last Friday by a House transportation panel. The report says these savings would be achieved if these airports, which account for 75 percent of commercial passengers in the United States, had security screening forces that operated as efficiently as the private screening force at San Francisco International (SFO) Airport. SFO…

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