Government Executive

Airports seeing spike in shutdown impacts as TSA screeners and air traffic controllers call out

The TSA callout rate hit 10% just before the shutdown ended in 2019, more than three times the normal rate. A spokesperson ...

US airport security TSA workers ride out shutdown with better pay, benefits than in 2019

By Doyinsola Oladipo and David Shepardson NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Airport security screeners working without pay ...

TSA Screeners Face First Missed Paycheck Friday—Expect Longer Airport Lines Starting This Weekend

The first missed paycheck was an inflection point in previous government shutdowns and TSA workers expect the same this time ...

Transport Secretary Sean Duffy confirms that airport delays will ‘get worse’ as shut down rumbles on

As the government shutdown enters its second month, Transport Secretary Sean Duffy says flight delays and cancellations are only going to get worse ...

Brace for travel delays as government shutdown drags on, experts warn

Air traffic controllers missed their first full paycheck last week as the government shutdown approaches a record length.