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| 'TSA official: Airport security problem ‘going to get worse before it gets better' |
| 2026-03-20 |
| [The Hill] A senior Transportation Security Administration (TSA) official warned Thursday that the growing backlog at airport security checkpoints nationwide is likely "going to get worse before it gets better" as staffing becomes more strained as a result of the lingering Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown. Acting Deputy TSA Administrator Adam Stahl told NewsNation host Blake Burman that the likelihood of a temporary pause in operations at smaller airports across the U.S. is increasing amid a rising employee callout rate. "As this goes on without any sort of resolution from Congress, particularly from Senate Democrats, our folks will continue to call out," Stahl said during an appearance on "The Hill." "And so again, small airports may be particularly impacted because they have fewer lanes and they have fewer people, and so, if a certain three or four out of 10 employees call out, we may, to ensure we’re not degrading security, we may have to temporarily suspend operations at those airports," he continued. Stahl sidestepped questions about how many airports could be impacted, insisting there was no single "breaking point" in making the determination. |
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