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What to know about partial DHS shutdown as TSA officers start getting paid

Mar 30, 2026Center

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers started getting retroactive paychecks on Monday for the weeks they have worked without pay during the partial 44-day shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). House Republicans on Friday rejected a bipartisan Senate deal to reopen much of DHS, including TSA, leaving the department unfunded…

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