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CousinIT

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Sat Apr 4, 2026, 01:53 PM Saturday

Trump budget would cut TSA funding, require privatization (probably along with the rest of gov't) [View all]

https://thehill.com/policy/transportation/5815507-trump-budget-proposal-tsa-funding/

President Trump wants to cut funding to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and require the privatization of security operations at small airports.

The White House’s 2027 budget proposal, released Friday, proposes cutting $52 million from the agency’s funding, which officials created after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in an effort to ensure tighter airport security. The budget also suggests having small airports enroll in the Screening Partnership Program under which TSA pays for private screeners to work at airports.

“The airports that already use this program have demonstrated savings compared to Federal screening operations,” the budget proposal reads. “The move would yield cost savings compared to Federal screening and begin reform of a troubled Federal agency.”

TSA has been left unfunded during the ongoing partial government shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security, which has now lasted for 49 days. The shutdown has left airports understaffed in recent weeks as TSA officers didn’t have incentive to come into work, forcing travelers to deal with long security lines.
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