Transportation Security Administration

A contractor will manage operations now handled by TSA, allowing paychecks to continue during government shutdowns. Current workers will get first dibs on openings, although union leaders are worried.

Feeding Tampa Bay has partnered with local airports to support TSA employees while they're not getting paid. But organization officials are also seeing significant need from the broader Tampa Bay community.

They're for families with children 12 and under. They are available at each of the airport's four airsides.

A TSA official filed a whistleblower complaint alleging the agency didn't properly train staff, making them a "significant carrier" of the coronavirus. An independent agency ordered an investigation.

The percentage of TSA airport screeners missing work has hit 10 percent as the partial government shutdown stretches into its fifth week. The…