The Transportation Security Administration is examining the possibility of doing away with passenger screening at small- and medium-sized airports across the United States, according to CNN.
https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/1/17641038/tsa-ending-passenger-screening-small-airports-proposal
* according to CNN * the TSA began * eventually lifting the ban * explored ways of hardening airport security * TSA has quietly been tracking US citizens