Presidential·Memo
Trump Orders Emergency Pay for 60,000 TSA Workers Amid Ongoing DHS Shutdown
Paying Our Great Transportation Security Administration Officers and Employees
Key Points
- Trump is ordering emergency pay for roughly 60,000 TSA employees, including about 50,000 security officers at airports nationwide, who have been working without pay during a six-week DHS shutdown.
From policy text
“more than 60,000 Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees, including approximately 50,000 transportation security officers who perform security functions at domestic airports, are not being paid”
View in full text - The memorandum directs the Secretary of Homeland Security and the OMB Director to use existing funds with a connection to TSA operations to cover worker pay and benefits that have gone unpaid during the shutdown.
From policy text
“I hereby direct the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, to use funds that have a reasonable and logical nexus to TSA operations to provide TSA employees with the compensation and benefits that would have accrued to them if not for the Democrat-led DHS shutdown, consistent with applicable law, including 31 U.S.C. 1301(a).”
View in full text - The shutdown has caused nearly 500 TSA officers to leave their jobs and thousands more to call out sick, leading to security wait times of three hours or more at some airports and raising concerns about travel safety.
From policy text
“Since the shutdown began, nearly 500 transportation security officers have left their positions, and thousands more have begun to call out sick at record rates due to lack of pay. As a result, security wait times at some airports have reached untenable lengths of three or more hours.”
View in full text - Once normal DHS funding is restored by Congress, the government plans to rebalance its accounts so that all department operations can continue as originally planned before the funding lapse.
From policy text
“Once regular funding for TSA has been restored, every effort should be made, as authorized by law, to adjust applicable funding accounts within DHS to ensure the continuation of DHS operations and activities consistent with planned expenditures prior to the lapse.”
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Impact Analysis
Personal Impact
Scores: 1 = low, 5 = highSentiment: -5 to +5 (net benefit)
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Presidential Memorandum
Official Title
Paying Our Great Transportation Security Administration Officers and Employees
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