Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem spoke about the government shutdown and handed out bonus checks to TSA officers who "served with exemplary service" at Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport.

A TSA officer has filed a federal lawsuit alleging sex discrimination after a new policy bars transgender agents from conducting security pat-downs.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is implementing facial recognition technology at over 80 U.S. airports to authenticate passenger identities during security screenings. This move has sparked questions about data management in an era of growing biometric surveillance.