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A TSA worker helps passengers at the Salt Lake City International Airport.

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TSA employees calling out because of shutdown financial troubles

Claude Thompson -

January 16, 2019 11:33 pm

Transportation Security Administration officers work at a checkpoint at O'Hare airport in Chicago, Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019.

Here’s how to get airport screeners paid during government shutdowns: Privatize the TSA

Washington Examiner -

January 16, 2019 5:00 am

Transportation Security Administration officials work at the entrance to a concourse at San Francisco International Airport, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019, in San Francisco. The federal government shutdown is nearing a fourth week.

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TSA absences spiking during shutdown

Daniel Chaitin -

January 15, 2019 4:28 pm

Delta Air Lines grounded flights and predicted widespread cancellations Monday, disrupting the travel plans of thousands of passengers, after a power outage hit its computer systems globally. (Red Huber/ Orlando Sentinel via AP)

Business

Delta posts double-digit profits for 2018 despite higher fuel costs

Joe Williams -

January 15, 2019 2:03 pm

National Security

Shutdown forces TSA to shift security screeners to major airports

Anna Giaritelli -

January 14, 2019 8:31 pm

According to ABC News, the Transportation Security Administration fails up to 80 percent of security tests. There is an urgent need for reform. (iStock)

Beltway Confidential

Of course the TSA let a gun onto an airplane: Their job is impossible for the public sector

Nicole Russell -

January 14, 2019 8:31 pm

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers assist travelers with luggage through a security screening area during a partial federal government shutdown Monday, Dec. 31, 2018, in SeaTac, Wash. TSA staff are among tens of thousands of federal employees considered essential as the federal government shutdown moves into its second week. They are working without pay until the shutdown ends, but will likely be paid retroactively later on.

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Houston airport closes terminal due to TSA staffing shortage amid shutdown

Vaishnavee Sharma -

January 14, 2019 2:05 am

President Trump is seen along the West Wing Colonnade at the White House in Washington, D.C.

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Pie in the sky: Canadian air traffic controllers buy pizza for American counterparts during shutdown

Vaishnavee Sharma -

January 13, 2019 11:48 pm

Passengers wait in line at Sun Country Airlines in Terminal G at Miami International Airport in Miami.

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Government shutdown, week 4: Miami airport closes terminal in wake of TSA employee absences

Katelyn Caralle -

January 12, 2019 7:59 pm

Passengers wait in line at Sun Country Airlines in Terminal G at Miami International Airport, Friday, Jan. 11, 2019, in Miami. The airport is closing Terminal G this weekend as the federal government shutdown stretches toward a fourth week because security screeners have been calling in sick at twice the airport's normal rate.

Beltway Confidential

Airport chaos could trigger an end to the government shutdown

Philip Klein -

January 11, 2019 9:51 pm

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Tag: Air Travel

TSA employees calling out because of shutdown financial troubles

Here’s how to get airport screeners paid during government shutdowns: Privatize the TSA

TSA absences spiking during shutdown

Delta posts double-digit profits for 2018 despite higher fuel costs

Shutdown forces TSA to shift security screeners to major airports

Of course the TSA let a gun onto an airplane: Their job is impossible for the public sector

Houston airport closes terminal due to TSA staffing shortage amid shutdown

Pie in the sky: Canadian air traffic controllers buy pizza for American counterparts during shutdown

Government shutdown, week 4: Miami airport closes terminal in wake of TSA employee absences

Airport chaos could trigger an end to the government shutdown

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