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Knightskye
05-11-2009, 07:38 PM
TSA was created by the federal government in response to the September 11, 2001 attacks. Prior to its creation, security screening was operated by private companies which had contracts with either:

* An airline (in cases where the terminal was owned by an airline)
* A terminal company (in cases where the terminal was privately owned)
* An airport operator (in cases where the terminal was operated by a government agency)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transportation_Security_Administration#A_Brief_His tory

True or false?