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As TSA agents miss another paycheck, what's happening at airports with private security?

NPR | By Joel Rose
Published March 26, 2026 at 2:45 PM MDT

At 20 airports around the U.S., security screeners are getting paid as usual despite the ongoing DHS shutdown — because they're private contractors. Will more airports look at privatizing security?

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