TSA Announces PreCheck Discounts for Gold Star Families, Military Spouses

The TSA PreCheck program is popular at airports due to the high demand for air travel in the United States, which often leads to long queues at TSA checkpoints.

Passengers wait in a Transportation Security Administration line at JFK airport in New York City on Jan. 9, 2019. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

WASHINGTON—The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced on July 2 that members of Gold Star families will be able to register with the TSA PreCheck program for free, while military spouses will receive a discount.

The TSA, a federal agency of the Department of Homeland Security, is responsible for screening all passengers boarding commercial airline flights within the United States. It is the federal entity with which Americans interact the most.