{"id":72267,"date":"2026-03-26T12:32:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T12:32:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/tsa-forced-to-consolidate-lanes-may-have-to-close-small-airports-as-funding-deal-stalls\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T12:32:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T12:32:52","slug":"tsa-forced-to-consolidate-lanes-may-have-to-close-small-airports-as-funding-deal-stalls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/tsa-forced-to-consolidate-lanes-may-have-to-close-small-airports-as-funding-deal-stalls\/","title":{"rendered":"TSA forced to consolidate lanes, may have to close small airports as funding deal stalls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n  <!-- lil observer --><br \/>\n      <span class=\"content__observer-marker content__observer-marker--fixed lazyload\"\/><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p>The TSA&#8217;s top official says the situation at U.S. airports could get even worse if the <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/dhs-shutdown-2026-senate-funding-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">partial government shutdown<\/a><\/span> that has frozen officers&#8217; paychecks continues.  <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are being forced to consolidate lanes and may have to <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/tsa-airports-could-shut-down-officer-call-out-rate-climbs\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">close smaller airports<\/a><\/span> if we do not have enough officers,&#8221; acting TSA administrator Ha Nguyen McNeill said Wednesday at a House Homeland Security Committee hearing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Republicans and Democrats have traded proposals in recent days to reopen the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees the TSA. 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