A dad of 3 felt forced to quit his job at TSA as the partial shutdown continues:

A father of three felt that he had no other choice but to quit his job as a Transportation Security Administration officer and find other work as the partial government shutdown goes on. Robert Echeverria worked the TSA checkpoints at Salt Lake City International Airport for nine years. “I love the agency. I love the … Read more

TSA absences double during shutdown, 300 officers quit, as some airports see longer security lines

Washington — Unscheduled absences among airport security officers have more than doubled during the ongoing Department of Homeland Security shutdown, with more than 300 employees leaving the agency since the start of the DHS shutdown, according to internal TSA statistics obtained exclusively by CBS News.  TSA officer call-out rates have climbed into double-digit percentages at … Read more