Trump plans to discontinue TSA's 'Quiet Skies' program, CBS News reports

(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump plans to end the Transportation Security Administration's "Quiet Skies" surveillance program, a CBS News reporter said on Wednesday on X, citing unidentified sources.The closure of the program could be announced as early as Thursday as aides have discussed how to shutter it without impacting security, CBS reported, citing unidentified U.S. officials.

The TSA declined to comment. The White House and Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Some Republican lawmakers had questioned the program earlier this year when U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard was placed on its watch list.

On Tuesday, CBS reported that Senator Jeanne Shaheen's husband was placed on the list in 2023 and was removed after she spoke with the TSA's then-director, CBS said.

According to CBS, the program employs analysts and undercover air marshals to identify and monitor travelers in airports and during flights who could pose a security risk.

CBS said that it was unclear if program staffers would be transferred elsewhere within the administration or if the air marshals' work would continue.

(Reporting by Christian Martinez; Editing by Caitlin Webber and Jamie Freed)