Airports to Privatize Screening “Don’t Touch My Junk” a Hoax?

Airports to Privatize Screening “Don’t Touch My Junk” a Hoax?

Lawmaker To Airports: Do Away With TSA

ORLANDO, Fla. -- A Central Florida lawmaker who helped to write the bill that created the Transportation Security Administration now says it might be time to do away with the government entity at airports.
Rep. John Mica is reminding airports across the country that they have a choice to opt out of using the TSA.
Mica will soon chair the House Transportation Committee. He has sent letters to more than 150 airports, including Orlando International Airport, suggesting that they dump TSA screeners and instead hire private security.

http://www.wesh.com/r/25816724/detail.html

Private Screening Contract Awarded for Seven Airports in Montana

To date, the original PP5 airports are participating in SPP. These include San Francisco International; Kansas City International; Greater Rochester (N.Y.) International; Jackson Hole (Wyo.); and Tupelo (Miss.) Regional. In addition, Joe Foss Field in Sioux Falls, S.D., Key West (Fla.) International Airport, the Roswell International Air Center, and the Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County (Calif.) Airport are operating under SPP. TSA also has contracted with US Helicopter Corporation and McNeil Security, Inc., for screening operations to support airport shuttle services at the East 34th Street Heliport in New York City.

http://www.tsa.gov/press/releases/2009/0824.shtm

Was, Don’t Touch My Junk a Hoax to bring attention to screening at airports? Or just a happy coincidence for John Mica and a handful of contractors.

Private Security will cross reference your name in a data base and or see if you are a frequent flyer or have a criminal record, it’s the old story, start a program then screw it up so bad they say Privatize, Then dole out contracts to the highest K Street payoffs.