Overview
- The announcement took place at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, where Kristi Noem spoke alongside roughly 28 TSA officers.
- Noem described the plan as the largest investment in airport screening technology in more than a decade.
- She said the upgraded systems would begin appearing at airports in the coming months, with detailed rollout and procurement plans still unspecified.
- Noem distributed $10,000 checks to TSA staff who worked through the 43-day shutdown, and DHS has not disclosed how many employees will ultimately receive the payments.
- Prior checks were distributed in Houston on Nov. 13 and at Boston’s Logan Airport on Nov. 16 as DHS conducts a nationwide review to determine eligibility.