Why The Reassignment Of A Few Dozen DOI Staffers Is A BFD

on March 13, 2018 in Washington, DC. — WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 13: Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke testifies before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee March 13, 2018 in Washington, DC. Zinke testified on the proposed FY2019 budget for the Int... WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 13: Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke testifies before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee March 13, 2018 in Washington, DC. Zinke testified on the proposed FY2019 budget for the Interior Department. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) MORE LESS

By Alice Ollstein

March 28, 2018 4:47 p.m.

Earlier today, we published an exclusive feature story in which I reported that Capitol Hill Democrats are demanding an investigation into whether Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke disproportionately targeted senior employees of color for reassignments when he shuffled dozens of staffers...

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