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HHS explains FTE block grant flexibility, conversions and House underfunding concerns

2510195 · March 5, 2025
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Summary

Donna Aukland, HHS CFO, told the committee the FTE block grant gives the department salary-dollar flexibility to fill immediate needs, convert long-term temps to FTE and address overtime in crisis services.

Donna Aukland, Chief Financial Officer for HHS, detailed the department's use of the FTE block grant, conversion of long-term temporary positions to permanent FTE, and the hiring flexibility the grant affords.

Nut graf: The committee was briefed on how the block-grant approach to salary authority permits the department to respond quickly to caseload changes, cover overtime, hire temporary staff in rural areas and convert long-term temps to FTE. Aukland said the House reduced the department's…

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