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U.S. Capitol Police officers on the East Front Plaza after a morning roll call on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 6, 2022. Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times/TNS
WASHINGTON—Contract security officers were set to start work on May 2 as part of a new program to help alleviate staffing shortages within the Capitol Police, according to a letter from the Capitol Police Board to lawmakers and staff obtained by CQ Roll Call.