fast, nimble, efficient dept of homeland security is born
Declan McCullagh
declan at well.com
Sun Jul 14 20:22:44 PDT 2002
2. House panel backs civil service protections in homeland bill
By Molly M. Peterson, National Journal News Service
During a marathon markup session that dragged into the Thursday night and
Friday morning, the House Government Reform Committee voted to ensure civil
service protections for federal employees slated to move into the proposed
Department of Homeland Security.
Committee Chairman Dan Burton, R-Ind., offered an amendment to restore
collective bargaining rights, health and retirement benefits and
whistleblower protections that the new homeland security secretary would
have been allowed to waive under the president's bill (H.R. 5005).
Burton's amendment also would modify the bill's procurement provisions and
ensure that certain sunshine laws, such as the 1972 Federal Advisory
Committee Act would apply to the new department.
Full story: http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0702/071202njns1.htm
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