Source: Joe Davidson, Washington Post, Federal Eye blog, June 18, 2012

The Transportation Security Administration has given preliminary approval to a plan that would allow Orlando Sanford International Airport to use private security screeners. Screeners employed by private companies are already used at 16 airports under the agency’s Screening Partnership Program. Republicans have pressed for greater use of private screeners and welcomed last week’s announcement.
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Sanford airport gets privatization of security screenings
Source: WDBO, June 12, 2012

The Federal Aviation Administration announced Monday that security screenings at Sanford-Orlando International Airport will be privatized.