Over a dozen airports are insulated from the shutdown because they use private contractors instead of federal TSA employees.

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Travelers should allow extra time at the airport and check for wait time updates. Officials warn that delays and TSA staff ...

Exploring airport security privatization should be on every airport’s to-do list.

Sen. Chuck Grassley said the dispute partly at the center of the dispute between DHS and its inspector general concerns ...

The stalemate in Washington, DC, over funding the Department of Homeland Security has led to hourslong airport security lines ...

The proposed End Special Treatment for Congress at Airports Act would mandate that lawmakers follow standard screening rules ...

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The Department of Homeland Security said it has resumed Global Entry procedures for travelers returning to the U.S., despite ...

Some of the nation's busiest airports saw hourslong security lines this weekend as the partial government shutdown hit air ...

Airport security is built for routine, not jokes, arguments, or attitude. From bomb “jokes” to license complaints and ...