TSA Officers to Receive Paychecks Starting March 30 Amid Government Shutdown

The Department of Homeland Security announced that TSA officers, who have been working without pay due to a partial government shutdown, will start receiving paychecks as early as March 30. This decision comes as congressional negotiations continue over funding for DHS, including TSA operations. Longer-than-normal TSA screening lines have been reported at airports nationwide as a result of the ongoing shutdown. President Donald Trump indicated that the executive branch would pay TSA agents without waiting for Congressional action.