Overview
- Roughly 270 to 300 TSA officers at Boston Logan received $10,000 checks on Sunday from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
- DHS said the payments reward officers who never missed a shift during the shutdown that ended on Nov. 12.
- The department said the awards are financed with carryover funds from the prior fiscal year.
- A nationwide review is underway to finalize broader eligibility and the total number of recipients across TSA.
- TSA employees are expected to get their first full paycheck by Nov. 19, and the FAA is lifting temporary flight reductions starting Monday at 6 a.m.