Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, began handing out $10,000 checks to T.S.A. workers who “went above and beyond” during the shutdown, after the president recommended similar bonuses for some air traffic controllers.
Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, began handing out $10,000 checks to T.S.A. workers who “went above and beyond” during the shutdown, after the president recommended similar bonuses for some air traffic controllers.
Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, announced on Thursday that several Transportation Security Administration officers would be awarded checks of $10,000 for working during the shutdown.
After being sidelined for more than a month, they are bracing for the backlog that awaits them and struggling with the financial burden of going without pay.
After being sidelined for more than a month, they are bracing for the backlog that awaits them and struggling with the financial burden of going without pay.
Jessie Holwell, a furloughed Veterans Affairs employee and a mother of five, had to pick up nightly DoorDash gigs to support her family during the government shutdown.
The Transportation Department said it was freezing the level of mandated flight reductions, though officials and industry groups said it would take a week after the shutdown ended for air travel to return to normal.
The Transportation Department said it was freezing the level of mandated flight reductions, though officials and industry groups said it would take a week after the shutdown ended for air travel to return to normal.
The address mixed the traditional solemnity of the day with political arguments, as the president celebrated his efforts to remake the armed services into a “Department of War.”
The address mixed the traditional solemnity of the day with political arguments, as the president celebrated his efforts to remake the armed services into a “Department of War.”
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy visiting Reagan National Airport in Washington on Friday. He has drawn praise for taking action on air safety and skepticism from those who see political motivations behind his moves.
The email accounts of furloughed government workers had been commandeered to send partisan attacks against Democrats, a move that the ruling said had “added insult to injury.”
The email accounts of furloughed government workers had been commandeered to send partisan attacks against Democrats, a move that the ruling said had “added insult to injury.”
Airlines did not wait for an announcement, notifying passengers and airports of expected changes before the Trump administration made official its list of affected airports.
Airlines did not wait for an announcement, notifying passengers and airports of expected changes before the Trump administration made official its list of affected airports.
New programs cannot turn out the numbers needed to make up for the controller shortfall. But they hope to have a higher success rate than the Federal Aviation Agency’s official academy.
New programs cannot turn out the numbers needed to make up for the controller shortfall. But they hope to have a higher success rate than the Federal Aviation Agency’s official academy.
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are eyeing Obamacare open enrollment and off-year elections as moments that could create political anxiety to shake the status quo.
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