Trump proposes to cut 9,400 TSA workers, $1.5 billion from budget
The plan would shift smaller airports to private screeners and save more than $500 million, according to White House budget documents.
- The White House has proposed cutting over 9,400 jobs and $1.5 billion from the Transportation Security Administration .
- The proposal is part of the broader budget plan for the Department of Homeland Security and will be reviewed by Congress.
- Lawmakers will debate the plan amid discussions about budget agreements and possible TSA privatization, separate from current funding issues.
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'It's just not safe': Trump admin funding cut marked by experts as a 'threat'
A White House budget proposal for 2027 has infuriated experts who believe Donald Trump's administration would make air travel dangerous. Cuts to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) were flagged by the document, which if passed could see the agency's funding cut drastically. Experts speaking to The Hill warned there could be a dangerous privatization effort at play from the Trump admin, which may be seeking an alternative to the TSA.…
Trump Wants To Privatize TSA, And So Did Project 2025. Coincidence?
Source: ROBYN BECK / Getty Now that funding has finally been approved for TSA workers, most of whom worked for more than 40 days without receiving paychecks, President Donald Trump is turning the calamity — which was part of the second government shutdown to happen during his second term — into an opportunity to privatize the Transportation Security Administration, which, by the way, happened to be an agenda laid out in Project 2025. According t…
Trump administration proposes cutting 9,400 TSA workers, $1.5 billion from budget
The White House proposal to slash jobs and funding at the Transportation Security Administration comes as the agency grapples with understaffing and long lines at several airports nationwide.
The White House Wants to Cut Thousands of TSA Jobs: What to Know
ICE and TSA agents check IDs at a security counter at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on March 28, 2026. —Megan Varner—Getty ImagesWhen thousands of Transportation Security Administration workers called out of work in recent weeks as Congress was stuck in a standoff that withheld their pay, Americans saw how vital a well-staffed TSA is to smooth travel. But recent budget documents show the Trump Administration wants to cut a num…
Trump proposes to cut 9,400 TSA workers, $1.5B from budget | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
WASHINGTON >> The White House is proposing to cut more than 9,400 workers and just over $1.5 billion from the 60,000-employee Transportation Security Administration that handles airport security operations, according to budget documents.
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