A recent report reveals that the Defense Health Agency (DHA) incurred $3.3 million and 87,000 hours in taxpayer-funded time on union-related activities during fiscal years 2023 and 2024. This includes work on contract negotiations and fringe benefits; a significant portion was expended despite only 36% occupancy at the agency's headquarters. Senator Joni Ernst, who highlighted these findings, calls for greater accountability in federal workforce spending, underscoring drastic discrepancies in union-related expenses across different federal agencies, stating that such practices undermine public trust and resource management.
"This report on the Defense Health Agency highlights everything that's wrong with the federal workforce. Taxpayers were subsidizing more than $3 million of union activities..."
"During this period our agency was undergoing a significant transition aimed at stabilizing and enhancing our labor relations process..."
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