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Trump Nominates Cummins as TSA Chief Before World Cup

4/24/2026

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President Donald Trump will nominate David Cummins, a Serco senior vice president, to become Transportation Security Administration (TSA) administrator pending Senate confirmation.
The nomination arrives while the TSA operates under a partial shutdown and has lost more than 780 officers, cutting its workforce to under 50,000.
Acting administrator Ha Nguyen McNeill will manage the transition as the agency readies for the 2026 FIFA World Cup amid checkpoint waits and rising absenteeism.

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President Donald Trump will nominate David Cummins, a Serco senior vice president, to become Transportation Security Administration (TSA) administrator pending Senate confirmation.
The nomination arrives while the TSA operates under a partial shutdown and has lost more than 780 officers, cutting its workforce to under 50,000.
Acting administrator Ha Nguyen McNeill will manage the transition as the agency readies for the 2026 FIFA World Cup amid checkpoint waits and rising absenteeism.