The Latest Breaking News from Transportation Security Administration

US Airports Launch Donation Drives for Unpaid TSA Workers as Partial Government Shutdown Enters Fifth Week

A growing number of major U.S. airports are appealing to travelers for donations to support Transportation Security Administration employees working without pay during a partial government shutdown that began Feb. 14, 2026, leaving roughly 50,000 TSA officers to miss their first full paycheck on March 13 amid mounting financial hardship.

International Business Times · Mar 14

Five-hour airport waits?! US gov’t shutdown causes traveler ‘chaos’ and Spring Break isn’t even in full swing

Frustrated passengers traveling for Spring Break said they were not aware of the partial government shutdown until they stepped foot in airport terminals, where they waited hours to get through TSA

The Independent UK · Mar 10

Travel chaos warning as US Global Entry suspended amid partial government shutdown

DHS confirms Global Entry is suspended amid the partial government shutdown

The Independent UK · Feb 23

Trump administration’s attempt to nix the labor rights of thousands of federal workers on ‘national security’ grounds furthers the GOP’s long-held anti-union agenda

As the Trump administration seeks to shrink the federal workforce, slash nonmilitary spending and curb opposition to its policies, it is taking steps beyond the firing and furloughing of thousands of government workers.

The Conversation · Apr 28, 2025

Senators Push For Restrictions On TSA Facial Recognition Technology

Senators push for restrictions on TSA's facial recognition technology citing privacy concerns.

Top News · May 3, 2024

Passenger caught smuggling bullets through LaGuardia airport in baby diaper

More than two dozen 9mm bullets found in carry-on bag at New York airport

The Independent UK · Dec 21, 2023

Brickbat: The Unfriendly Skies

Two Transportation Security Administration officers at Miami International Airport have been charged with felony grand theft for stealing from travelers going through security at the airport. Josue Gonzalez and Labarrius Williams have been charged with stealing from only two victims, but they confessed numerous thefts and claimed to have stolen…

Reason · Sep 19, 2023

Peanut butter is a liquid – the physics of this and other unexpected fluids

Those Transportation Security Administration requirements are drilled into every frequent flyer’s head: You can carry on liquids that are only less than 3.4 ounces (100 milliliters) in volume each.

The Conversation · May 4, 2023

Florida has spent $1.5 million developing smartphone ID apps that hardly anyone is using

Are we ever going to be able to leave our driver’s licenses at home and use a smartphone app if pulled over by police?

Tribune News Service · Apr 5, 2023

TSA chief says biometrics and tech could lower the stress of traveling

AUSTIN – Transportation Security Administration chief David Pekoske said the agency wants to use technology to reduce the number of screening officers in checkpoints and speed up travel processes as passenger volumes increase.

Tribune News Service · Mar 15, 2023