Sens . Joseph Lieberman , Susan Collins call situation `` unacceptable , untenable '' Department of Homeland Security has more than 200,000 contract workers . Full-time civilian employees at DHS number 188,000 . Clark Stevens , a spokesman for Homeland Security , told CNN Tuesday that `` Secretary Napolitano has been strongly committed to decreasing the department 's reliance on contractors and strengthening the federal work force '' at Homeland Security . ` Comment:
Sens . Joseph Lieberman , Susan Collins call situation `` unacceptable , untenable '' Department of Homeland Security has more than 200,000 contract workers . Full-time civilian employees at DHS number 188,000 . Comment: