TSA Owes Richmond Airport $3.6 Million
The Richmond International Airport isn’t very happy with the Transportation Security Administration, and for good reason. The TSA is currently has an outstanding balance of $3.6 million that it has owed the airport for more than two years.
The history of the transaction goes back to the TSA’s policies for upgrades. When the Richmond International Airport decided to upgrade its safety conditions in baggage handling areas by implementing additional explosive detective systems, the TSA promised to pay 90 percent of the cost. Now, two years later, they have yet to “make good” on that promise.
The project, completed two years ago, has attracted attention from lawmakers who want to see justice being done. Democratic senators Mark R. Warner and Jim Webb have written to the TSA demanding that the “trend” of not fulfilling its pledge cease.
The TSA says it doesn’t have the funds to make the repayment.
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