Because Democracy is Not Free — we all have to work at it
Yesterday, we had another Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) conference call. Administrative Judge LuNell Anderson ordered it after the Department of Labor (Andrew Schultz), refused to schedule depositions. AJ Anderson sounded like a different person. I have some very vivid recollections of previous phone calls, and her demeanor this time was different. She was on the better side of [...]
Yesterday, I mentioned that the House voted to eliminate the Coast Guard Administrative Court: its extremely high rate of Agency success, as profiled by the Baltimore Sun, raised some serious issues about its neutrality. On April 23, prior to the vote, Regularreader commented that “. . .you have reference in the news article to a [...]
Hey, did you hear what Congress is proposing to do to the Coast Guard Administrative Board? They’re proposing to dismantle it because it has become clear — based on research conducted by the Baltimore Sun — that it can no longer do its job. I’ve got more on this story, but I’m a tad busy [...]
When this site get a series of direct hits from the House of Representatives, it means something. Transparency counts when the US Courts google administrative judges’ names, and when DOL and the MSPB check in to see what’s been said. Here’s what’s on my agenda. I’m targeting the release of the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) statistical series [...]
The Latest copy of PEER Review is available from the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. Check out the latest information on Whistleblower Robert McCarthy’s settlement with the Department of Interior, the latest on Teresa Chambers’ legal battle, an article on the anti-whistleblower record from Secretary of Labor’s Administrative Review Board (ARB), and many more articles. addthis_url = [...]
To my whistleblower readers, whom have been rather bored by this “yeah, so what, some crazy unsupervised middle-aged divorced boss chases her — who cares?” story: Because of a number of events, including my journey through Mogadishu, this is also a twisted story of whistleblower retaliation conducted by an irate supervisor, sadly, through his lovelorn and delusional subordinate. Have you noticed [...]
I noticed a sudden influx in the number of people accessing the MSPB Case page. Sorry for the delay in posting the April 18th orders. To summarize, we are having a jurisdictional hearing on June 5. My motion to compel was accepted in part and denied in most, and Robert “Bob” Gaddie and two Lynddie Englands have [...]
This week, in addition to completing a few fundraising projects for schools, I had the opportunity to fall in love. I fell in love with the guy in this picture. Fortunately, I’m also the bride in the picture. One of the most troubling things about this cruel world of federal servants, is its ability to vacuum out [...]
You know, I was just thinking about how little clout administrative judges (AJ) have. If they side with the agency, they’re damned. If they side with the appellant — well, no one really knows what happens, since that’s just a theoretical question. In this case, by siding with the agency, administrative judges have labeled themselves [...]
Dear Mr. DOL Solicitor Gregory F. Jacob, I just got an email from Andrew Schultz. I surely hope that it was not sent with your approval. Regardless, because he feels that he has the prerogative to usurp your authority, I am submitting the following statement in advance of the Solicitor’s report on sexual harassment at [...]