Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin is seeking to bring back his agency’s “entire” workforce after thousands were furloughed due to the partial government shutdown.
The shutdown, now the longest in history, is still ongoing, meaning many federal workers haven’t received paychecks for weeks. But the Department of Homeland Security said Monday it is looking to recall all employees back to work by “utilizing available funding.”
“Secretary Mullin will be utilizing available funding to recall the entire DHS workforce to get our patriotic employees back to work,” a DHS spokesperson told the Washington Examiner. “Their paychecks are now being processed, and employees may already be seeing this money deposited.”
The department’s goal of getting employees back to work comes after thousands have called out because they’re not getting paid, impacting airport security and other issues. DHS sent a memo this month to all agency employees stating that by April 16, they would receive
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