TSA 'Sickouts' Have Experts Worried About Security. Here's One Potential Solution

A month into the partial government shutdown, the situation at many of America's airports has travelers braced for the worst — and some experts concerned about aviation security.

About 1 in 10 Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents nationwide called out sick over the holiday weekend. Many are reportedly doing so because they can no longer afford to work without pay. (TSA screeners' salary is typically between approximately $25,000 and $45,000.

A month into the partial government shutdown, the situation at many of America's airports has travelers braced for the worst — and some experts concerned about aviation security. About 1 in 10 Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents nationwide called out sick over the holiday weekend. Many are reportedly doing so because they can no longer afford to work without pay. (TSA screeners' salary is typically between approximately $25,000 and $45,000.