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“In the fall, when a shutdown dragged on for a record 43 days, disruptions were minimal at first but grew as time went on, with more absences by air traffic controllers and T.S.A. agents.”
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In the fall, when a shutdown dragged on for a record 43 days, disruptions were minimal at first but grew as time went on, with more absences by air traffic controllers and T.S.A. agents.
Extracted from: What to Know About the Homeland Security Shutdown , The New York Times
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“Still, during the fall’s shutdown, that open-ended requirement proved untenable to many workers, who found it difficult to ride out what became a 43-day shutdown without taking side jobs. T.S.A. saw a spike in resignations after that shutdown, Ms. McNeill told lawmakers this week... Staffing shortages did cause screening delays at Houston’s two airports during the later weeks of shutdown after employees had missed multiple paychecks.”
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“During last fall’s record-long federal shutdown, more than 90 percent of the department’s employees were required to work. The department has not updated its public guidance for funding lapses since then, but it is expected to handle a D.H.S.-focused shutdown similarly.”
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