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A Clear Picture of Where the Money Is Going
Protecting Federal Buildings
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The House and Senate appropriations committees have asked Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff to certify that the Federal Protective Service, the police force for federal buildings, has met staffing levels ordered by Congress.
The fiscal 2008 appropriations law for the Department of Homeland Security calls for a guard force of 1,200 employees, including at least 900 police officers. Congress hopes a bigger force will help deter terrorist threats and attacks.
In a letter last week, Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-W.Va.) and Rep. David E. Price (D-N.C.), who head homeland security appropriations subcommittees, asked that Chertoff report before the end of the month on plans to hire more officers.
Retirements
Lucy Querques Denett, associate director of the minerals revenue management program at the Minerals Management Service, retired Feb. 1 after 33 years of federal service. During her career, she received two presidential awards and two service awards from the Interior Department.
Donald B. Hirst, chief of facilities management at the Surface Transportation Board, retired Jan. 3 after 41 years of government service. He served in the Air Force and is a Vietnam veteran.
Stephen Barr's e-mail address isbarrs@washpost.com.
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