Washington Post
• Alexandra Pannoni, Hannah Natanson, Jacob Bogage, Riley Beggin
Are TSA and air-traffic employees being paid? Live-chat answers on shutdown pay
Reporters hosted a live chat answering whether Transportation Security Administration officers and air-traffic personnel are being paid during the government shutdown. The session addressed who is designated 'excepted', what unpaid status means in practice, and how pay uncertainty could affect airport screening and ATC operations.
