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CBP reports roughly 67,000 staff with about 5,900 retirement-eligible; members press for hiring reforms
Summary
Acting Commissioner Flores told the subcommittee CBP employs just over 67,000 people and identified roughly 5,900 employees currently eligible to retire, including about 3,300 law enforcement officers. Members pressed for hiring reforms, staffing at ports of entry and restoration of reduced land-port hours.
Acting Commissioner Flores told lawmakers CBP ‘‘has currently little over 67,000 employees’’ and that roughly 5,900 employees are eligible to retire now, including about 3,300 law enforcement officers, figures he gave during questioning about workforce and retirement trends.
Members pressed Flores on recruitment, retention and the agency’s hiring pipeline. Flores said CBP is reviewing its hiring process to reduce delays in medicals, testing and background investigations and is assigning…
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