Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents screen travelers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) in Arlington, Virginia, US, on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. (Photographer: Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — The ongoing Department of Homeland Security shutdown is taking its toll on the thousands of Transportation Security Administration employees at airports who have

If you thought TSA agents were only in charge of airport security, it turns out these baggage and body-screening stalwarts wear many hats. The Transportation Security Administration, better known as TSA, employs roughly 65,000 people nationwide. About ...