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Daniel Akaka

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Daniel Akaka was a prominent Democratic politician from Hawaii who served as a United States Senator from 1990 to 2012. Born on September 11, 1924, Akaka was the first Native Hawaiian to serve in the U.S. Senate. Throughout his tenure, he was known for his advocacy on issues such as education, veterans' affairs, and Native Hawaiian rights. He played a significant role in promoting the Community Reinvestment Act and was a strong supporter of expanding access to financial services for underserved communities.

May 12, 2009

We are trying to move as quickly as we can to confirm people so that we can all get back to work and begin to do some things for our country.

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May 12, 2009

We must not let that happen again.

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May 11, 2009

I am a strong advocate for greater protection of personal privacy by the government

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May 11, 2009

I am pleased that the Department is requesting an increase of $60 million for Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grants.

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May 6, 2009

together we can deal with the challenges that we have ahead of us; I look forward to that.

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May 6, 2009

I believe that many agencies need to take a more proactive approach to recruitment.

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May 6, 2009

To attract them, I think the most important change is for the government to become an active recruiter.

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May 6, 2009

The Federal Government must attract and hire employees at all levels of experience.

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May 6, 2009

Well, again, thank you very much for your responses. You have been very helpful to us.

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May 6, 2009

We need a controlled burn through our regulations and through our building that will take out a lot of the dead wood.

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May 6, 2009

I understand OPM provides policy support to Federal agencies on recruitment, but does not have one office focused on government-wide recruitment.

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