The White House proposes cutting 9,400 TSA jobs and a $1.5 billion budget.

LootboxPhobia · 2026-04-06T20:43:19+00:00

The White House proposes to cut more than 9,400 employees and a $1.5 billion budget from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), with plans to privatize security services at small airports. The move is expected to result in 4,500 layoffs, with an additional 4,800 positions to be eliminated through efficiency measures.

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2026-04-06 20:43:19

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Investing.com – According to the budget document, the White House proposed cutting more than 9,400 staff members and a budget of slightly over $1.5 billion from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for the U.S. operations. The TSA currently employs 60,000 people and is responsible for airport security operations.

On Friday, President Donald Trump proposed requiring smaller airports to give up the TSA and switch to private security services, which would be the first step toward privatizing the agency. The agency was created after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The White House said that privatizing smaller airports would allow the TSA to cut more than 4,500 positions.

The TSA also proposed cutting an additional 4,800 positions by improving efficiency, ending staffing for exit lanes, and eliminating redundancies.

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