Overview
- At events in Las Vegas on Saturday and Minneapolis on Sunday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem detailed a $1 billion plan to modernize TSA checkpoints nationwide.
- The investment will purchase new scanning, X-ray and advanced imaging equipment and expand training, with deployment expected over the coming months.
- Noem recognized selected TSA officers with $10,000 bonuses for service during the 43‑day government shutdown, though the total number of recipients remains unspecified.
- Homeland Security says the bonuses are funded with Fiscal Year 2025 carryover money and that the process for determining eligibility is ongoing.
- Media accounts reported that the paper "checks" handed out were described by Noem as documents verifying direct deposit rather than negotiable checks.