1、Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS21268Updated January 9, 2003Homeland Security: Data on Employees and Unions Potentially AffectedGail McCallionSpecialist in Labor EconomicsDomestic Social Policy DivisionSummaryThis
2、report provides data on federal employee unions and employees who will bepotentially affected by the creation of a new Department of Homeland Security (DHS).For information on legal issues raised by the proposed DHS, see CRS Report RL31520,Collective Bargaining and Homeland Security. This report wil
3、l be updated if eventswarrant.President Bushs June 18, 2002, proposal for a new Department of HomelandSecurity (DHS) called for incorporating agencies/offices/functions from 22 existingdepartments and independent agencies, as well as approximately 170,000 employees, intoits structure. In effect, the
4、 creation of a DHS is a major reorganization within the federalgovernment. Most of the realigned agencies in the Presidents proposal are covered underthe provisions of the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute (FSLMRS;Title VII of the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, U.S.C. 7101-7135),