US DHS to pause TSA PreCheck and Global Entry as shutdown continues, Washington Post reports
US DHS to pause TSA PreCheck and Global Entry as shutdown continues, Washington Post reports
ReutersSun, February 22, 2026 at 3:12 AM UTC
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A view of the sign in front of US Homeland Security Department in South East Washington, D.C., U.S. February 15, 2026. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno
Feb 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will suspend the Transportation Security Administration's PreCheck and Global Entry programs due to the shutdown of much of the agency, the Washington Post reported on Saturday, citing a DHS spokesperson.
The department is pausing its the programs, one of several emergency measures the agency said it is taking to redirect staffing more than a week after Congress failed to send more money to the agency, the newspaper said.
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Reuters could not immediately verify the report.
(Reporting by Rishabh Jaiswal in Bengaluru; Editing by William Mallard)
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