Agency Workforce Reduction to Affect Tech Assistance, Grants, Revolving Funds

摘要

A reduced workforce at the Environmental Protection Agency owing to spending constraints will affect the level of grants and technical assistance that the agency can offer to states and localities, EPA Deputy Administrator Bob Perciasepe said April 9. Perciasepe, speaking at the final day of the National Clean Water Policy Forum, said the EPA is in the process of reducing its workforce by almost 2,000 people in response to budget constraints imposed by Congress. On April 4 alone, Perciasepe said 450 people retired from the agency under the EPA voluntary retirement program.