Travelers frustrated by long security lines may not see immediate relief, even as Transportation Security Administration officers begin receiving pay again on Monday after working without wages for more than a month during the partial government shutdown. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing federal officials to ensure that TSA workers are paid … Read more
Airports continue to struggle with long lines as Congress fails to reach DHS funding agreement – CBS News Watch CBS News Airports around the U.S. continue to deal with long lines and short staffing after Congress once again failed to reach an agreement over Department of Homeland Security funding. Source link
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Neither party escaped travelers’ ire as some estimated they had to walk miles to reach the back of the security line and wait several hours to catch their flights at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport. Fox News Digital asked travelers waiting in line at Bush who they … Read more
Hours-long security lines snarled airports across the U.S. on Friday as TSA officers missed another paycheck during the partial government shutdown, but travel experts say delays could ease within days once workers are paid again. President Trump, who said he recognized the urgency of paying security personnel, on Thursday directed Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin … Read more
Ben Mutzabaugh, a managing editor at The Points Guy, joins CBS News with tips to navigate U.S. airports as the partial government shutdown affects travelers. Source link
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Travelers at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport were very grateful to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents for lending TSA a helping hand, with some saying they had been waiting in line for three to four hours. While travelers at Washington, D.C.’s Reagan National Airport expressed disdain … Read more
The Senate voted overnight to pass most Department of Homeland Security funding that could end the TSA line chaos at U.S. airports. The House of Representatives is expected to vote on the matter soon. CBS News’ Jarred Hill reports, and Semafor’s Nicholas Wu has more insight. Source link
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Video: Long lines at airports across the country amid DHS shutdown – CBS News Watch CBS News Travelers around the country faced growing security lines on Wednesday as the partial government shutdown continued and TSA agents worked without pay. Source link
Already, FEMA training courses for disaster preparedness and anti-terrorism preparedness have been postponed, she said. Some 40,000 people, many local officials and first responders, are affected by the absence of the courses, she said. Nicholas Andersen, acting and deputy director of DHS’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, said about 60% of its workforce is furloughed … Read more