The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on November 13, 2025 announced that select TSA officers who served during the recent 43-day federal government shutdown will receive one-time bonus payments of $10,000 each, though it isn’t clear what the criteria are for this award or how many will receive the bonus.
Noem credited President Trump with the bonuses, saying:
They guaranteed that America wouldn’t shut down – no matter how badly the Democrats wanted average Americans… pic.twitter.com/ssYGE2EzsT
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