lapse

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Passengers were also waiting longer to pass security due to "staffing impacts" from a federal funding lapse, it said last week.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

More than 300 TSA employees have quit, DHS said on Friday, and the BBC's US partner, CBS News, found call-out rates have more than doubled since the funding lapse began.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

The original contract, which is set to lapse at the end of the month, was for about $90 million.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

The current funding lapse represents the second extended shutdown for TSA workers in less than six months.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

But what if, for me, Bo is a high point and, for him, I’m a lapse in judgment?

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy