Overview
- Entering a fourth week without DHS funding, roughly 50,000 TSA officers worked without pay after missing their first full paycheck.
- Officials report more than 300 TSA resignations since mid‑February, and unscheduled absences have jumped from about 2% to roughly 6%, with far higher spikes at some major airports.
- Security waits stretched beyond two hours at hubs including Houston Hobby, New Orleans, Atlanta, Austin, and New York area airports, with some localized checkpoint reductions.
- A powerful winter storm prompted FAA ground stops and thousands of cancellations and delays on Monday, intensifying disruptions during peak spring travel.
- CEOs from major U.S. passenger and cargo carriers called on Congress to fund DHS immediately and enact pay‑protection measures such as the Aviation Funding Stability Act, Aviation Funding Solvency Act, and the Keep America Flying Act.