from NATAC website:
http://www.natca.org/currentissues/default.msp

Contract Tower Program


The FAA's Contract Tower Program takes air safety and sells it to the
lowest bidder. It is about reducing staff and cutting all possible
corners in the name of saving a buck or two. This unsafe and highly
controversial privatization program now sits at the epicenter of a
fierce debate on Capitol Hill. The White House wants to turn over air
traffic control towers to the Contract Tower Program, which consists
of three private companies in charge of what should always be an
inherently governmental function.

For more information on this topic, please visit our Legislative
Center.
http://www.natca.org/legislationcent...tTowerMain.msp