Washington, Aug. 4 -- Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander issued the following press release:
Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02) joined members of the New Hampshire and Maine congressional delegations in raising concerns around a new rule proposed by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the Merit Systems Protection Board that would weaken civil service protections and undermine workers' rights at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY). In their letter, the lawmakers note that the rule would threaten workforce recruitment and retention at the Shipyard-which already needs 700 workers annually to keep pace-and potentially harm U.S. naval readiness.
The lawmakers wrote, in part: "We write in strong opposition to the Office of Personnel Ma...