WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth issued the following press release:
Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today secured a commitment from U.S. Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll for more advance warning and communication going forward for any additional workforce changes at Rock Island Arsenal (RIA) in her home state of Illinois. During today's U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, Duckworth highlighted the chaos and confusion experienced earlier this year when as many as 155 RIA employees were originally identified as "surplus," with some told they were mistakenly identified and others offered reassignments out of the area as part of Army-wide personnel action, with only two to five days to make this life-a...