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 . ` Sens . Susan Collins , Joseph Lieberman call situation `` unacceptable , untenable '' Senate has 188,000 contract workers . Full-time civilian employees at DHS number more than 200,000 . Lawmakers fear DHS `` inappropriately has ceded core decisions to contractors ''
Sens . Susan Collins , Joseph Lieberman call situation `` unacceptable , untenable '' Senate has 188,000 contract workers . Full-time civilian employees at DHS number more than 200,000 . Lawmakers fear DHS `` inappropriately has ceded core decisions to contractors ''