The issue focused on federal agency enforcement of federal laws and enforcement of federal regulations. Many federal laws have broad enforcement powers. For example, federal civil rights laws protect federal civil rights workers and federal criminal laws include criminal penalties for criminal acts by federal employees. As a result, federal employees can be prosecuted for civil rights violations and federal criminal laws can be enforced by federal law enforcement officers. The agency enforcement laws will likely provide federal employees with legal cover in civil rights violations and criminal offenses. The agency enforcement laws will likely provide