Pekoske, who began serving as the Administrator of the TSA in 2017, has been told to step down by the inaugurated Trump administration with immediate e

In one of the first moves of his second term, Donald Trump fired TSA administrator David Pekoske, who he had first nominated in 2017.

TSA Administrator David Pekoske has been asked to step down from his role following Donald Trump’s second presidential transition.

In a farewell letter on Jan. 20, Pekoske said he was advised that morning that he would be removed as soon as Donald Trump was inaugurated.

US President Donald Trump rapidly revamped the Department of Homeland Security, dismissing key figures including TSA and Coast Guard leaders. Aviation security oversight was notably affected, with advisory group eliminations raising safety concerns.

The head of the U.S. Transportation Security Administration was forced out of office on Monday and will be replaced by President Donald Trump's new administration.

President-elect Donald Trump has promised significant changes when he takes office on everything from immigration to foreign policy to tariffs.

President Donald Trump wasted no time signing an executive order Monday that aims to give him more control over the federal workforce – whom he has long vilified as the “deep state.”

President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders following his inauguration on Monday, including a freeze on hiring federal workers except for positions related to immigration

Donald Trump promised stark changes for government workers. On his first day in office, he ordered federal employees to return to the office.

The directive is the latest in a flurry of moves the new administration has taken on immigration.