As the federal shutdown stretches into a second week, unpaid TSA agents are increasingly calling in sick, straining airport operations. With rising incidents across multiple locations, the TSA has temporarily halted updates to its website and app wait times. With duties that extend far beyond just screening carry-on items , TSA officers are scheduled to receive a partial paycheck on Friday, October 10. If the shutdown persists, they will face their first missed paycheck on October 24.

The situation uncomfortably echoes the 34-day government shutdown from December 2018 to January 2019, when approximately 10% of TSA workers called in sick due to financial hardship, resulting in significant delays in security screening at major U.S. airports. During past shutdowns, being forced to work wit

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