Overview
- Announcing the plan at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem framed the funding as the largest airport screening technology investment in over a decade.
- The $1 billion will go to new screening technology and other security system advancements at U.S. airports.
- Noem said travelers should begin seeing the new systems at checkpoints in the coming months.
- At the event, Noem handed $10,000 checks to select TSA officers who worked through the 43‑day government shutdown without pay.
- DHS has not specified how many employees will receive the bonuses, and Saturday’s distribution followed at least one earlier check handout event.