#Transportation Security

Articles (8)

• 🇺🇸 Trump signs memo to pay TSA workers as Congress deadlocks over funding — 27/03/2026 [USA]

  President Trump has ordered Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin to find funds to pay Transportation Security Administration workers while a partial shutdown of government operations continues...

  Related: #Government Shutdown, #Political Gridlock
• 🇺🇸 Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warns of TSA exodus as DHS shutdown enters critical week — 22/03/2026 [USA]

  Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Sunday that the TSA staffing crunch will worsen as long as Congress doesn't fund the Department of Homeland Security.

  Related: #Government Shutdown
• 🇺🇸 Over 10% of TSA officers call out nationwide in single day as partial shutdown drags on — 20/03/2026 [USA]

  TSA says more than 10% of its officers called out nationwide on Wednesday, with callout rates as high as 38% in Atlanta and Houston. The staffing shortages forced some security checkpoints to close in...

  Related: #Government Shutdown
• 🇺🇸 TSA callout rate surged over the weekend as partial shutdown continues — 16/03/2026 [USA]

  TSA staffing shortage issues surged over the weekend after agents missed their first full paycheck due to a partial government shutdown, creating hourslong wait times for travelers.

  Related: #Government Shutdown
• 🇺🇸 TSA absences have doubled during DHS shutdown, CBS News finds — 10/03/2026 [USA]

  It is now Day 25 of the shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security, which is causing major disruptions at airports across the U.S. CBS News homeland security correspondent Nicole Sganga has more.

  Related: #Government Shutdown
• 🇺🇸 TSA says PreCheck still operational after previous announcement of suspension during funding fight — 22/02/2026 [USA]

  “As staffing constraints arise, TSA will evaluate on a case by case basis and adjust operations accordingly,” the agency said.

  Related: #Government Operations, #Funding Disputes
• 🇺🇸 DHS suspending TSA PreCheck, Global Entry programs amid partial shutdown — 22/02/2026 [USA]

  Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a statement that TSA and Customs and Border Protection "are prioritizing the general traveling population at our airports and ports of entry and suspend...

  Related: #Government Shutdown, #Border Control, #Political Conflict
• 🇺🇸 T.S.A. Workers Brace for Another Shutdown They Didn’t Cause — 14/02/2026 [USA]

  As Congress leaves town without funding their department, airport security officers wonder, “How many more times am I going to be able to do this?”

  Related: #Government Shutdowns, #Congressional Dysfunction