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Over 1,000 US TSA officers have left since start of shutdown, DHS says
The departures come as the shutdown has forced 50,000 TSA workers to go unpaid for six weeks and triggered airport delays of four hours or more.
- On Monday, the Department of Homeland Security reported that over 1,000 Transportation Security Administration officers have resigned since the agency's shutdown began in mid-February.
- Forced to go without pay for six weeks, 50,000 TSA workers drove the exodus, causing security waits exceeding four hours at some locations where TSA employees handle screening at nearly all U.S. airports.
- DHS data shows the departure rate accelerated sharply, with officers leaving standing at 460 in the last week of March and rising to more than 780 as of last week.
- Staffing losses are straining airport screening capacity and threatening travel reliability, forcing policymakers to address critical gaps in security operations to prevent further disruptions for air travelers nationwide.
- Earlier this month, Republican President Donald Trump proposed privatizing much of TSA's operations and cutting nearly 10,000 employees, a plan Democrats oppose amid broader standoff over Immigration and Customs Enforcement policies.
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As Shutdown Drags On, DHS Warns Over 1,000 TSA Officers Have Left Jobs—and Staffers Are Set to Go Unpaid Again
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TSA Officers Are Quitting in Droves
Airport security is quietly bleeding staff as Washington's latest funding fight drags on. More than 1,110 TSA officers have left their jobs since the partial Department of Homeland Security shutdown began Feb. 14, a TSA spokesperson tells Politico , marking a sharp increase from the 830 departures reported at the...
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