House authorizes employee awards to boost morale at DHS

Published June 20, 2017 11:20pm ET



The House passed legislation Tuesday night aimed at boosting the morale of workers at the Department of Homeland Security, which has scored last among large federal agencies when it comes to the happiness of its employees.

Among other things, it would let the DHS secretary set up an annual employee award program, help DHS workers find ways to advance within the department, and create an employee engagement steering committee. That committee would work to “identify factors that have a negative impact on employee engagement, moral, and communications” within DHS.

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