TSA Privatization Bid Opens Door to Companies With Spotty Pasts

President Donald Trump‘s proposal to privatize airport screening services at some airports could be a financial boon for security companies tied to legal battles over improper gun training, pregnancy discrimination, and the implementation of security at the controversial Florida immigration detention facility known as “Alligator Alcatraz.”

Trump contends the idea would save the Transportation Security Administration—created after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks—millions of dollars by expanding an existing program that already allows private contractors to oversee screenings at San Francisco, Orlando, and more than a dozen other cities.

The American Federation of Government Employees, the union representing ...