Who contracts the screeners in the OPS-OUT program?

• A. Department of Homeland Security
• B. Private security firms
• C. TSA
• D. FAA

Answer: (C)

In OPS-OUT, the agency that handles contracting for screeners is TSA. The Transportation Security Administration awards the contracts to private security firms that provide the screeners and maintains the oversight, standards, and performance requirements for screening operations. While DHS is the parent department and private security firms employ the screeners, the formal contracting action originates with TSA. The FAA is not involved in airport passenger screening. So TSA is the best answer.