DHS Funding Lapse Will Cut CBP Training, Slow Trade, Says Union
A lapse in Department of Homeland Security funding will cut training for new CBP officers, and that's likely to worsen "chronic staffing shortages" at U.S. ports, said National Treasury Employees Union President Colleen Kelly in a Feb. 13 letter to…
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members of Congress, according to a statement released by the union. Cargo processing will also slow, said Kelly. DHS funding will expire on Feb. 28, and Congress is still at an impasse on how to move forward (see 1502120067). The NTEU represents thousands of CBP officers at more than 300 ports.