DOD employee union opposes effort to codify 'Night Court' reductions

By Tony Bertuca / April 17, 2020 at 12:59 PM
The American Federation of Government Employees, which represents more than 300,000 Defense Department civilian workers, is pushing back against a congressional effort that would codify DOD's "Night Court" budget efficiency process. The union sent a letter to the House Armed Services Committee today in response to an acquisition reform bill introduced by Ranking Member Mac Thornberry (R-TX) that would, among other things, require DOD to formally establish a process by which it achieves mandatory savings. That process has become colloquially...

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