Overview
- Presidential orders triggered retroactive pay for TSA officers and many other Homeland Security employees, and a DHS memo says furloughed staff are included.
- The same memo outlines a short window for back‑pay deposits and tells many workers to hold timecards until further guidance because the next pay period is uncertain.
- TSA employees received a large share of overdue wages earlier, with unions saying the remaining balances are scheduled with the next paycheck.
- A federal notice cautions that without congressional funding, upcoming checks may stop, which unions say is heightening anxiety after weeks of missed pay.
- Most DHS staff are still working, while pay for ICE, CBP, the Secret Service and Coast Guard personnel is currently covered by last summer’s GOP package as Congress struggles to craft a lasting fix.