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Labor Department asks for one enforcement FTE and outlines JVA process amid local hiring concerns
Summary
The Department of Labor’s Tinian resident director requested $12,000 for office rental and one labor law enforcement FTE; senators probed JVA timelines, certification steps and whether employers’ job requirements may be excluding local applicants.
Department of Labor resident director Jason Klas told senators on Aug. 19 that his FY2026 request centers on six operational line items and a single new FTE for labor law enforcement. "In my budget request for FY 2026, I have listed 6 operational budget items...and I would like to request funding for 1 FTE, labor law enforcement 1," Klas said.
Klas described annual operating amounts (communications $2,000; office supplies $3,000;…
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