Former Park Police chief to resume duties January 31

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Source: CNN

Washington (CNN) -- Seven years after the federal government fired her as chief of the U.S. Park Police, Teresa Chambers is set to resume the role on January 31, the Department of the Interior announced Friday.

Earlier this month, a merit system appeals panel ordered Chambers' reinstatement after ruling she had been wrongly dismissed for complaining about budget cuts in an interview with the Washington Post and with congressional staffers.

But the Interior Department downplayed the news of Chambers' reinstatement in a press release announcing that the current chief, Sal Lauro, would take a post as a "senior adviser" in the department on January 31.

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