Transportation Security Administration

Rule Changes

Implementing the standing policy nationwide

The Transportation Security Administration has pulled chairs from travel document checkers at airport checkpoints nationwide. Officers who check boarding passes and IDs must stand for the full rotation, which typically runs about 15 minutes at a time before moving to X-ray stations.

Updated Yesterday

Rule Changes

Launched Gateside pilot program at 13 airports

Saying goodbye at airport security has marked the end of the road for visitors since the 9/11 attacks. The Transportation Security Administration's new Gateside program changes that at 13 US airports, where approved TSA PreCheck members without tickets can enter gate areas.

Updated Sep 14

New Capabilities

Rolling out new security technology

TSA Administrator David Cummins says Logan Airport will get e-gates with facial comparison technology. PreCheck travelers could keep their driver's license and boarding pass in their pocket and walk through security. The agency hasn't said when.

Updated Sep 11

Rule Changes

61,000 workers paid via Trump executive order starting March 30 amid record 45-day DHS shutdown; callouts at 12.35%; other funding pending House post-recess

The U.S. Senate passed a DHS funding bill by voice vote at 2:20 a.m. on March 27, 2026. It ends the partial shutdown that began February 14 for most agencies, but leaves out ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations and most U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Updated May 29