DHS at the breaking point: a 68-day shutdown reshapes security and daily life

CBS News documents how the 68-day partial DHS shutdown has stretched operations and morale across the department: offices run short on paper, trips and reimbursements go unpaid, and thousands of staff face unpaid bills, with TSA losing hundreds of officers to resignation and morale eroding; FEMA is nearing Immediate Needs Funding as the Disaster Relief Fund dwindles, threatening hurricane-season readiness and long-term recovery; other agencies cut training, delay intelligence and cyber work, and a Capitol Hill funding standoff delays border and immigration priorities, leaving a fragile system waiting for a narrowly scoped funding package to restore normal operations.