TSA staffing shortages hit nation’s busiest airports amid government shutdown

David Tran/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Transportation Security Administration officials are closing more security lanes amid increased callouts from officers not being paid during the government shutdown. The absence rate at TSA on Monday is 7.6 percent, up from 3.2 percent on the same day last year, according to TSA spokesperson Michael Bilello. Major airports in cities such …

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