Originally Posted by
DCA TSO
This isn't under the purview of the TSA but rather the airport.
That's ridiculous. If that were the case, most airports would allow anyone through the screening checkpoints in order to increase business for airport shops and restaurants. Plus, the TSA has generally pretty strict requirements about running passenger and hotel guest names through the "no-fly list" before giving access to terminals.
See, for example, the TSA's Airport Access Authorization to Commercial Establishments