Originally Posted by
i121ADX
Then a contracting company will come in and say they can do it at a lower rate. Allllll because the screeners didn't have a tight enough scope. Sound familiar?
Yes it does. But we're not talking about private companies competing for limited market share.
We're talking about a federal agency that has an absolute monopoly on airport security. It also has unlimited pricing power in that they can charge passengers whatever they want (they own the gateway) and have the bottomless resources of the US taxpayer to fall back upon.
If I were a unionized TSA federal employee, the last thing I'd worry about was scope. Beyond the 3.4 oz. carry on sized variety, anyway.