US says 10% of airport security officers did not work Sunday amid shutdown

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) - The Trump administration said just over 10% of Transportation Security Administration airport security officers on Sunday did not show up for work as a partial government shutdown stretches to 30 days,

Airline CEOs urge Congress to end shutdown and pay airport TSA officers

Nearly month-long funding lapse has disrupted US air travel and caused long wait times amid security officers’ absences

Security lines hit 3 hours at some U.S. airports as TSA absences rise

"Travelers are facing TSA lines of up to nearly three hours long at some major airports, causing missed flights and massive delays during peak travel," the DHS said.

US Senate fails to end standoff over funding Homeland Security, airport screening

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) - Senators from both parties failed on Thursday in competing efforts to fund the U.S. Transportation Security Administration as concerns about long airport security lines disrupting flights rise and Republicans and Democrats point fingers at each other.

Fuming travelers wait in airport security lines for hours due to TSA stafing shortage; DHS points finger at Dems

Furious travelers have been forced to wait for hours in security lines at some US airports as the partial government shutdown led to a shortage of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) staffers,