TSA PreCheck offers faster screening at airports nationwide, including Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport. How it works and how to enroll.

Travelers stuck in line for hours at airport security this week are the latest victims of a partial government shutdown that has dragged on for nearly a month.

Logan Airport has launched TSA Precheck Touchless ID, a new technology that allows travelers to pass through security checkpoints without presenting a physical passport or Real ID.

With global conflicts creating uncertainty and TSA lines growing longer due to the current partial government shutdown, travelers heading out this spring should take precautions before departing.

The TSA said its PreCheck airport screening lanes are operational, hours after the DHS said the faster security checkpoint services would be paused.

A key program that gives frequent fliers a fast-track process at airport security has been restored after shuttering during the Department of Homeland Security shutdown.

An overview of TSA PreCheck and whether the program is still worth the fee as airport security technology and policies change.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said it intended to pause two of its programs meant to expedite the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) airport screening process starting Sunday as a shutdown of the agency stretches into a second week,

Officers normally assigned to process Global Entry travelers had been reassigned to process other arriving travelers during the pause.

The program, funded under the Department of Homeland Security like TSA PreCheck, had paused due to the ongoing partial government shutdown.

Here's how to utilize TSA PreCheck and CLEAR+ for faster security screening amid lengthy wait times due to the partial government shutdown.