The White House requested, according to a Department of Homeland Security budget congressional justification document released on March 31, a TSA budget of $11.7 billion for the next fiscal year, which would represent reductions of almost 8,400 positions and about 9,400 full-time equivalents (FTEs).
“Despite these reductions, TSA will maintain all priority mission-critical positions to ensure operational effectiveness and mission continuity,” the document read.
According to the White House Office of Management and Budget, the about 20 airports that are already using this program “have demonstrated savings compared to Federal screening operations,” and a more sweeping approach to the program’s use is estimated to save $52 million. The overall proposed budget is estimated to save more than $500 million in the TSA’s outlay.
Congress is set to hold hearings on the White House’s budget proposal later this month, with a goal to finalize a deal before the 2026 fiscal year ends on Sept. 30.
Pushback against privatization
“Despite constant budget increases since their inception, TSA has consistently failed audits while implementing intrusive screening measures that violate Americans’ privacy and dignity,” the White House said at the time. It claimed that under President Joe Biden’s Administration, the agency had been “abused to facilitate mass illegal migration by allowing illegal migrants to fly into the interior without proper documentation.”
The proposal to privatize airport security has elicited even more safety and security concerns. The American Federation of Government Employees, representing about 47,000 TSA officers, has previously argued that privatization compromises travel security and safety, deprioritizes security workers’ well-being, and could cause staffing shortages and high employee turnover rates.
But critics say that TSA was created, after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, to increase security standards from the previously private operations. Johnny Jones, secretary treasurer for AFGE TSA Council 100 told NPR last month that private contractors’ priority is to “make a profit, not to worry about the security of the passengers.”
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