A number of months ago, two companies did a tour of SFO. They were also shown around in the BSR (Baggage Screening Room). When this bit of information was mentioned to a TSM (Transportation Security Manager), this particular manager, who is generally very open with information, went very quiet and just stated that it was normal policy to do things like this because outside companies have the right to bid on the contract regardless if it's still with Covenant.
Ok, so we didn't give it a lot of thought at the time. It was more just interesting, than juicy. If you didn't know, it's the Airport Commission that decides whether or not a private company comes in or replaces said private company. It's not TSA that makes that decision. And unlike a lot of you out there, we're not convinced that TSA taking control of SFO would be for the better. Trust us, it's not going to be rainbows, sunshine, and lollipops if they do.
Well, we got a bit of VERY interesting information today courtesy of a TSO. Apparently a company called AKAL is soliciting positions for TSOs and administrative staff for SFO and Kansas City. Here is the relevant information from their website:
Akal Security, Inc. (Akal) is soliciting resumes for potential airport security screening positions and several administrative positions for both the San Francisco and Kansas City International Airports. The availability of these positions is based on Akal Security’s award of a contract from the Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Administration. Upon contract award, interested applicants who meet Minimum Requirements will be invited either via phone call, mail, or email to submit a formal application online.
Transportation Security Officers must pass a rigorous pre-hire assessment in order to be considered for employment and must successfully pass all training courses in order to be offered full or part time employment with Akal Security. Detailed position descriptions and requirements are provided below.
It cannot be predicted how many positions will be available until after contract award and most of the advertised positions are expected to be filled by incumbent personnel. In fact, incumbent personnel are encouraged to submit resumes indicating their desire to transfer to Akal Security. (We will keep your information confidential.) If we are not awarded the contract, we will offer all resumes to the selected contractor.
They even want us to apply and they'll keep it confidential. Something is very fishy about all of this. They're soliciting for applications when they admittedly haven't even gotten the contract yet. Instead of having a form publishing page that most professional companies have on their site, they want you to send your resume to a gmail account!
All of this seems way too confident for a company that hasn't gotten the contract. But don't worry, if they don't get the contract, they'll forward the resumes to the "selected contractor".
They're even so confident that they published an ad in the SF Chronicle, which is how our source found out about this.
Once again, something doesn't seem right about this. Be on the lookout for any and all information, and please share if you discover anything. We'll update as soon as we find out anything else.
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