Relevance: primary · Type: background
Confidence90%
The partial government shutdown is affecting the Department of Homeland Security and extends beyond long lines at airport security and flight cancellations.
Relevance: primary · Type: event
Confidence90%
New Transportation Security Administration officers will not be able to work on checkpoints until well after the FIFA World Cup concludes, even if hired upon conclusion of the DHS shutdown.
Ha Nguyen McNeill, Senior official acting as TSA administrator
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Confidence90%
“We are anticipating a significant influx in passenger volume as fans travel through airports to see the games,” said Ha Nguyen McNeill.
Relevance: supporting · Type: event
Confidence90%
The partial government shutdown affecting the Department of Homeland Security has reached its 40th day.
Relevance: supporting · Type: background
Confidence90%
The DHS shutdown does not affect Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection.
Relevance: primary · Type: background
Confidence90%
Many employees at the Coast Guard, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency are not receiving pay during the shutdown.
Relevance: supporting · Type: background
Confidence80%
Many unpaid DHS employees are missing rent payments, cannot support their families, and are accumulating expenses that will not be reimbursed.
Victoria Barton, Associate administrator, FEMA Office of External Affairs
Relevance: primary · Type: event
Confidence90%
FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund, which helps pay for disaster response and recovery, is rapidly depleting, said Victoria Barton.
Victoria Barton, Associate administrator, FEMA Office of External Affairs
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Confidence90%
If the shutdown continues and the Disaster Relief Fund is depleted, FEMA will be unable to fund many disaster recovery efforts, Victoria Barton said.
Victoria Barton, Associate administrator, FEMA Office of External Affairs
Relevance: supporting · Type: quote
Confidence80%
“This is not just rhetoric. These impacts are having dire rippling effects for thousands of Americans and communities across the United States waiting for assistance,” said Victoria Barton.
Relevance: primary · Type: event
Confidence90%
FEMA has postponed training courses for disaster preparedness and anti-terrorism preparedness.
Victoria Barton, Associate administrator, FEMA Office of External Affairs
Relevance: primary · Type: background
Confidence90%
About 40,000 people, including many local officials and first responders, are affected by those postponed FEMA training courses, Victoria Barton said.
Nicholas Andersen, Acting and deputy director, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Relevance: primary · Type: event
Confidence90%
About 60% of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s workforce is furloughed or unable to work, said Nicholas Andersen.
Nicholas Andersen, Acting and deputy director, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Relevance: primary · Type: event
Confidence80%
The agency has paused work to reduce systemic risk, make proactive assessments, coordinate planning, engage partners, and strategic initiatives, Nicholas Andersen said.
Nicholas Andersen, Acting and deputy director, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Relevance: primary · Type: quote
Confidence90%
“The result is simple: risk is accumulating across the system,” said Nicholas Andersen.
Thomas Allen, Vice commandant, U.S. Coast Guard
Relevance: primary · Type: event
Confidence90%
The Coast Guard has not had enough funding to operate and pay its workers for 85 of the past 176 days, said Admiral Thomas Allen.
Thomas Allen, Vice commandant, U.S. Coast Guard
Relevance: primary · Type: event
Confidence80%
The U.S. Coast Guard has ceased many preparations for the FIFA World Cup, said Admiral Thomas Allen.
Relevance: primary · Type: event
Confidence90%
The Coast Guard cannot pay over 5,000 utility accounts.
Thomas Allen, Vice commandant, U.S. Coast Guard
Relevance: primary · Type: event
Confidence90%
The Coast Guard has halted issuance of more than 16,000 Merchant Marine credentials and the backlog is growing by 300 a day, Admiral Thomas Allen said.
Relevance: supporting · Type: background
Confidence90%
Merchant Marines operate U.S.-certified commercial ships.
Thomas Allen, Vice commandant, U.S. Coast Guard
Relevance: primary · Type: quote
Confidence90%
“We know through experience, it will take us about two-and-a-half days to recover from every day we are in a shutdown,” said Admiral Thomas Allen.
Relevance: supporting · Type: background
Confidence80%
The partial government shutdown has halted parts of DHS funding while the White House and Congress dispute immigration and voting laws.
Lou Correa, U.S. Representative from California
Relevance: primary · Type: action
Confidence90%
Representative Lou Correa asked that Congress withhold his paycheck until federal workers are paid.
Lou Correa, U.S. Representative from California
Relevance: primary · Type: action
Confidence90%
Representative Lou Correa asked his colleagues to withhold their pay until federal workers are paid.
Lou Correa, U.S. Representative from California
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Confidence90%
“Do we really want to end this shutdown or not?” said Lou Correa.
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