The Department of Homeland Security is scrapping a George W. Bush-era policy that set extra restrictions on political activities by appointees and other senior personnel.
Acting Secretary Benjamine Huffman this week rescinded a policy in place since 2007 requiring DHS political appointees and other non-career employees to follow stricter boundaries on political involvement than those laid out in the Hatch Act for all federal workers. The Hatch Act bars government employees from engaging in political activity on the job.
“Any additional restrictions, as a matter of DHS policy, are not appropriate, especially in light of the important civic and First ...