The partial shutdown has now stretched into its 40th day, forcing workers at TSA, the Coast Guard, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and other DHS offices to go without pay. Though TSA workers received a partial paycheck in late February, the amounts tended to be small due to regularly scheduled deductions. AdvertisementA TSA officer assists travelers as they make their way through a TSA screening line at Orlando International Airport on March 22 in Orlando, Florida. Anadolu via Getty Images“Every day you have a charge to hit your account,” Jones said on a Tuesday call hosted by the TSA union, the American Federation of Government Employees. DHS has said that at least 450 TSA workers have quit and absenteeism has soared since the shutdown began.

Source: Huffington Post March 26, 2026 19:40 UTC