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Acting Fish and Wildlife official pressed on staff cuts, office closures and program continuity
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Members of the House Natural Resources subcommittee questioned the acting deputy director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service about personnel cuts, planned field office closures and program continuity.
Members of the House Natural Resources subcommittee questioned Dave Maiko, acting deputy director for operations at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, about personnel changes, proposed field office closures and possible effects on program delivery.
Several members said the Department of the Interior and the Service had carried out large-scale terminations and that field offices faced planned closures. In her questioning, Rep. [Elfreth] said the subcommittee had been told the Service fired about 400 employees in February and that the administration proposed closing 50 field offices; another member said courts…
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