This website is pure slop. It’s incredible that there’s NO useful information whatsoever. Even the name and branding sounds like one of those scammy pawn your gold jewelry businesses that...
This website is pure slop. It’s incredible that there’s NO useful information whatsoever. Even the name and branding sounds like one of those scammy pawn your gold jewelry businesses that advertise on boomer media.
oh yeah i was definitely skeptical that this was an actual government website or something, i stopped and looked at that picture of the passengers walking through that portal thing and i'm like...
oh yeah i was definitely skeptical that this was an actual government website or something, i stopped and looked at that picture of the passengers walking through that portal thing and i'm like 90% sure it's ai generated.
This is a very vague program description. All I'm getting from the website is that private capital and vendors will be invited to build TSA screening solutions, which is somehow subsidized at no...
This is a very vague program description. All I'm getting from the website is that private capital and vendors will be invited to build TSA screening solutions, which is somehow subsidized at no cost to the airports.
Call me a pessimist, but this feels like an extension of lobbying-tied favors similar to how military contracts are won. Even though the TSA certainly could benefit from some innovation (but I have other strong feelings about that too).
What does it mean to opt-in to TSA Gold+?
TSA Gold+ will allow airports to voluntarily opt-in to a tailored security screening service unique to each airport’s needs and space configuration. Airports that opt-in will work with TSA and prospective vendors to develop and deploy solutions that leverage private-sector investment, cutting-edge technology, and human capital. This approach ensures airports meet robust federal security standards while driving operational excellence and responding to consumer needs.
Will TSA Gold+ cost money?
TSA Gold+ airports receive staffing, technology, and maintenance at no additional cost to airports. By enabling direct investment - without waiting on lengthy budget cycles - TSA Gold+ unlocks new revenue streams, empowers local decision-making, and accelerates the deployment of cutting-edge solutions nationwide.
It’s basically letting more airports opt into the SFO deal. If anyone hasn’t been there, SFO, San Francisco ‘s airport, notably does not have TSA. They have a custom deal where they run security...
It’s basically letting more airports opt into the SFO deal. If anyone hasn’t been there, SFO, San Francisco ‘s airport, notably does not have TSA. They have a custom deal where they run security themselves with TSA audits.
This is also the model we had before TSA was created in the wake of 9/11. There’s evidently a lot of nostalgia for that period, so I would assume the slow, privatized death of TSA will be cheered.
Despite sounding like PlayStation gold, this sounds more like a plan for TSA privatization. It’s not for travelers, it’s a program for airports. This is essentially a program that allows airports...
Despite sounding like PlayStation gold, this sounds more like a plan for TSA privatization. It’s not for travelers, it’s a program for airports. This is essentially a program that allows airports to start ramping into using private security.
Personally I think TSA is overhated, but most people seem to long for the days before TSA when airports ran their own security, so I guess this should be popular?
It's a hype-drivel single-page brochure marketing site with an AI-slop illustration and (likely) AI-slop copy that doesn't say anything at all, about handwavey "advanced technologies" that don't...
It's a hype-drivel single-page brochure marketing site with an AI-slop illustration and (likely) AI-slop copy that doesn't say anything at all, about handwavey "advanced technologies" that don't exist. Looks like a fly-by-night tech grift. Doubtless another scheme for Trump and his cronies to line their pockets at the public's expense.
They didn't have to make the site look like a gaudy ad. This is what they think official government messaging is supposed to look like — full of branding, sales fluff, and CTAs. The "An official website of the U.S. government" assertions at the top and bottom of the page are an indignity, but I suppose a necessary one, because when they're shitting out sites like this you genuinely can't tell anymore.
I haven't looked at the website linked, but for what it's worth, SFO doesn't experience TSA based delays during government shutdowns. SFO opted into the Screening Partnership Program - they hire a...
I haven't looked at the website linked, but for what it's worth, SFO doesn't experience TSA based delays during government shutdowns. SFO opted into the Screening Partnership Program - they hire a private company employing people screened by TSA and trained to TSA standards. The SPP was created by Congress when they created TSA. So this TSA Gold seems redundant?
Saw this story in one of my travel newsletters, I travel a lot for fun and this seems like a really mixed idea. On one end it'll be nice to not have 5+ hour wait times at major airports anymore...
Saw this story in one of my travel newsletters, I travel a lot for fun and this seems like a really mixed idea. On one end it'll be nice to not have 5+ hour wait times at major airports anymore every time there's a shutdown, but at the same time, it just feels kinda wrong.
This website is pure slop. It’s incredible that there’s NO useful information whatsoever. Even the name and branding sounds like one of those scammy pawn your gold jewelry businesses that advertise on boomer media.
oh yeah i was definitely skeptical that this was an actual government website or something, i stopped and looked at that picture of the passengers walking through that portal thing and i'm like 90% sure it's ai generated.
100% AI-generated. Look at the mismatched bottom left and right corners of the thing. The angles don't make any sense, it's totally Escher-esque.
I mean, it’s from the Trump Administration so…
Trump : Gold :: Musk : X
This is a very vague program description. All I'm getting from the website is that private capital and vendors will be invited to build TSA screening solutions, which is somehow subsidized at no cost to the airports.
Call me a pessimist, but this feels like an extension of lobbying-tied favors similar to how military contracts are won. Even though the TSA certainly could benefit from some innovation (but I have other strong feelings about that too).
It’s basically letting more airports opt into the SFO deal. If anyone hasn’t been there, SFO, San Francisco ‘s airport, notably does not have TSA. They have a custom deal where they run security themselves with TSA audits.
This is also the model we had before TSA was created in the wake of 9/11. There’s evidently a lot of nostalgia for that period, so I would assume the slow, privatized death of TSA will be cheered.
If this is true then I'm all for it. I wish the website listed SFO as a case study or other example instead of being overly vague about everything.
Despite sounding like PlayStation gold, this sounds more like a plan for TSA privatization. It’s not for travelers, it’s a program for airports. This is essentially a program that allows airports to start ramping into using private security.
Personally I think TSA is overhated, but most people seem to long for the days before TSA when airports ran their own security, so I guess this should be popular?
It's a hype-drivel single-page brochure marketing site with an AI-slop illustration and (likely) AI-slop copy that doesn't say anything at all, about handwavey "advanced technologies" that don't exist. Looks like a fly-by-night tech grift. Doubtless another scheme for Trump and his cronies to line their pockets at the public's expense.
They didn't have to make the site look like a gaudy ad. This is what they think official government messaging is supposed to look like — full of branding, sales fluff, and CTAs. The "An official website of the U.S. government" assertions at the top and bottom of the page are an indignity, but I suppose a necessary one, because when they're shitting out sites like this you genuinely can't tell anymore.
Who would they be grifting?
Jesus, not another streaming service!
I haven't looked at the website linked, but for what it's worth, SFO doesn't experience TSA based delays during government shutdowns. SFO opted into the Screening Partnership Program - they hire a private company employing people screened by TSA and trained to TSA standards. The SPP was created by Congress when they created TSA. So this TSA Gold seems redundant?
Saw this story in one of my travel newsletters, I travel a lot for fun and this seems like a really mixed idea. On one end it'll be nice to not have 5+ hour wait times at major airports anymore every time there's a shutdown, but at the same time, it just feels kinda wrong.