Private Airport Screener CLEAR Gets New Chance as TSA Silent (2)

A bill that would expand the private airport security company CLEAR’s authority to screen passengers was advanced by a Senate panel in revised form, after the first version was pulled due to objections from the Transportation Security Administration.

This time, the Registered Traveler Act (S. 3730) is going forward without TSA’s input after the agency was removed by superiors at the Department of Homeland Security from discussions with Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee staff. Ken Cuccinelli, the senior official performing the duties of the deputy DHS secretary, rebuked TSA Administrator David Pekoske for calling an earlier ...