Trump Directs Homeland Security to Pay 35,000 Unpaid Workers Using Emergency Funds
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Coast Guard personnel, who serve under DHS rather than the Department of Defense, are among those affected by the funding lapse. This memorandum directs that they receive the pay and benefits they have been missing, helping to maintain readiness and morale in a critical military branch responsible for maritime security.
“More than 35,000 employees, including Coast Guard civilians, Federal Emergency Management Agency employees helping to prepare the Nation for disaster response, and cybersecurity professionals at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, have gone without a paycheck for nearly 2 months”
Document Type
Presidential Memorandum
Official Title
Liberating the Department of Homeland Security From the Democrat-Caused Shutdown
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