The details were part of a budget document for the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees TSA, that is part of the White House budget proposal ​for the next fiscal year. Congress will hold hearings on the White House budget request ​later this month as lawmakers aim to reach a new budget deal before ⁠the fiscal year ends on Sept 30. The budget details were unrelated to the funding impasse in Congress over DHS for the current ​year, which has caused airport delays as TSA workers went without paychecks. The White House said this change would cut the TSA payroll by ​more than 4,500 jobs. The union that represents TSA security officers, the American Federation of Government Employees, opposes privitisation, saying it would make air travel less safe.

Source: The Edge Markets April 07, 2026 10:03 UTC