An interesting article titled "U.S. Park Police sheds furloughs after some 'forensic accounting' " has been written by Lisa Rein in the Washington Post regarding the "miraculous" find of money in order for the furlough to be lifted. So when everyone from the mounted unit to the chief was told to stay home for … Continue reading ‘Forensic Accounting’
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Furlough Ends
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Today, at 1 pm (EDT) the National Park Service (NPS) announced that furloughs for United States Park Police (USPP) employees will end on June 1. Citing overstated cost projections and cost cutting measures previously taken by the agency, combined with the 3 furlough days taken to date, the NPS found that the agency's … Continue reading Furlough Ends
Sequester takes its toll on Mall, park police and Smithsonian museums
from the Washington Post By Lisa Rein, Published: May 2 The Mall, Washington's oft-trampled symbol of democracy and its most-visited national park, heads into the summer tourist season with no Fourth of July concert, fewer Park Police officers and a whole lot of uncollected trash - all results of the spending cuts coursing through … Continue reading Sequester takes its toll on Mall, park police and Smithsonian museums