Because Democracy is Not Free — we all have to work at it
A bit dated, but still a good read. From Shawn Ritenour at Southwest Baptist University. It sounds like Professor Ritenour was stationed in DC, but in the course of his employment had plenty of exposure to the field offices and the duties they assumed. My Life in the BLS – 10/24/2000 addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fcivilservicechange.org%2F%3Fp%3D1888′; addthis_title = [...]
For anyone wondering if Bob Gaddie suddenly retired because of ethical problems with huge per diem expenses at the taxpayer expense, your answer is here. The answer, is no. It appears it is business as usual at the Department of Labor. As far as why he left, I think I have a fairly good idea. [...]
From Reuters: Man Sues Bank of America for 1,784 Billion, Trillion Dollars “Incomprehensible,” wrote NY U.S. District Court Judge Denny Chin in his brief order for clarification. addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fcivilservicechange.org%2F%3Fp%3D1880′; addthis_title = ‘Why+Our+Courts+are+Bogged+Down’; addthis_pub = ”;
There are several strong stories running in my own case. Among the many absurd tales is the amazing [disappearing]-[reappearing]-[disappearing-oops-we-accidentally-disclosed-more] calendar of Alf. Then, there is the story of the guy who claims to have played with a deck of cards while confessing that he watched me being sexually harassed. Now, there’s the agency’s Sandler report. Readers recall that [...]
Please forgive the length of this post. I’ve had these stories on the back burner for a long time. A number of readers are sending me gems while other readers (particularly those outside of federal service) clamor for more, asking for a continuous stream of crazy Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) stories like the one [...]
It’s been busy, but I thought I’d give you an update on our unfairly grounded whistleblower hero in the sky, Robert Maclean. As readers know, Mr. Maclean has been the poster child of everything wrong with the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB). His 2006 MSPB case has been tossed around for years without a hearing. [...]
As though you can’t get enough absurdity in this case, where a woman who complains of sexual harassment is informed that she isn’t being harassed, because according to her delusional harasser, she is ATTRACTED to him. . . Now comes this: The Agency has released more of Alf’s email than it cares to. While trying [...]
Something came up that reminded me to remind readers of a useful resource: the Wayback Machine. The Wayback Machine can be used to see snapshots of what a website looked like in the past. (not everything is archived, but it boasts 150 billion pages) Here’s the link: http://www.archive.org/index.php addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fcivilservicechange.org%2F%3Fp%3D1814′; addthis_title = ‘Wayback+Machine+%26%238211%3B+More+Research+Tools’; addthis_pub [...]
What’s the quickest way to find ethical and conscientious government executives? Seek out employees fired under Bush, and rehire them. Congratulations to Daniel Bogden, recently reconfirmed as US Attorney for Nevada. addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fcivilservicechange.org%2F%3Fp%3D1812′; addthis_title = ‘The+Fastest+Way+to+Ramp+Up+Government’; addthis_pub = ”;
Okay, you’re going to laugh at this one. The Department of Labor Office of Inspector General wants you to know it doesn’t do its job. And it’s so proud, in the original e-mail it used a HUMONGOUS font, the kind your kid uses, or the kind that the flaky secretary with the polka-dot fingernails uses (and [...]