Budget empowers solicitor as his turf expands

摘要

Interior Solicitor Daniel Jorjani's clout is both accelerated and exemplified by the department's newlyreleased fiscal 2021 proposed budget.Interior's Office of the Solicitor would expand to 505 full-time employees under the proposed budget madepublic yesterday.And while the Interior Department as a whole would take a 13% whack in funding, Jorjani's expanded officewould enjoy a 30% boost for direct salaries and expenses. Much of the direct salary and expense increasefrom $67 million to $87 million would come from consolidating the department's reinforced ethics officersunder Jorjani's command.