CHARLESTON — The Transportation Security Administration is course-correcting its plans for broader privatized security checkpoints in the wake of mounting pressure and scrutiny of the proposed Gold+ program nationally.
All three airports that committed to launching the Gold+ program next year have opted out — including Charleston International.
The agency plans to replace the TSA Gold+ program with an evolved version of its existing Screening Partnership Program to “better harness the role of the private sector in delivering a safer, more secure and more efficient aviation system.”…