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Noem Awards TSA Staff $10,000 Bonuses for Working During Shutdown

The Homeland Security chief commended airport security agents for working long hours and taking on extra shifts despite not being paid during the closure.
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Noem Awards TSA Staff $10,000 Bonuses for Working During Shutdown
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem speaks during a news conference at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va., on July 8, 2025. Kent Nishimura/Getty Images
Jill McLaughlin
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem handed out $10,000 bonus checks on Nov. 13 to thousands of frontline Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers who stayed on the job during the federal government shutdown.
About 47,000 agents who worked through the 43-day shutdown despite not getting paychecks will be awarded a bonus along with back pay, according to Noem.
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