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An airport spokesman said the move would be in the name of increasing the efficiency of security screening before passengers board planes.

Rhode Island's flagship airport applied to join a TSA program that would allow it to hire a private security firm. TSA was created after 9/11.

An airport spokesman said the move would be in the name of increasing the efficiency of security screening before passengers board planes.

Passengers wait in line at Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport. (WJAR) With this, the TSA is already thinking ahead about how to make PreCheck more desirable for passengers.

The board that governs the state-owned airport had considered hiring a private company to conduct screenings in hopes that it would reduce lines.

An airport spokesman said the move would be in the name of increasing the efficiency of security screening before passengers board planes.