Transportation Security Administration

A Transportation Security Administration worker screens passengers at O'Hare International Airport on January 7th, 2019, in Chicago, Illinois.
News in Brief

The Government Shutdown Could Mean an Exodus of Public-Sector Employees

There's reason to believe Trump's willingness to freeze worker pay might have created a rift that can't be fixed.

Passengers wait in a Transportation Security Administration line at John F. Kennedy International Airport on January 9th, 2019, in New York City. It has been reported that hundreds of TSA screeners and agents have called in sick from their shifts at a number of major airports as the partial government shutdown continues. Employees of the TSA, whose job it is to keep airlines safe, are working without knowing when their next paycheck is coming.
Viewfinder

Viewfinder: Hundreds of TSA Screeners and Agents Call in Sick at Airports as the Shutdown Continues

Passengers wait in a Transportation Security Administration line at John F. Kennedy International Airport on January 9th, 2019, in New York City.

A sign is displayed on a government building in Washington, D.C., that's closed because of the government shutdown, on December 22nd, 2018.
Economics

Federal Workers Are About to Miss Their First Paycheck

As stories about the shutdown's effects on the federal workforce stream in, it's worth considering just who these federal workers are, and how vulnerable many are to a missed paycheck.