[PghBaldy]

Secret Service used to be a respectable organization. Thanks Obama!

[Ann Archy]

USED TO BE!!! There is NOTHIN in our Government that is respectable anymore!!

I guess they got back at him for his questioning BABY KILLERS!!

[Chewbarkah]

It does seem that the Secret Service trashed out immediately after Obama came into office. But “just to be fair”, is this impression accurate, or were institutional seeds of destruction already there?

The mechanics of who, what, when and how destroyed the Secret Service would seem a necessary topic for a serious Congressional investigation, and a real journalist’s dream. Of course, that might not be seen as “fair”...

[USNBandit]

I am finding that most federal agencies, including my own, do a lousy job of picking people to promote. The civil service does not have the necessary system to promote the correct people. My agency amplified this by not allowing supervisors to participate in the duties of their subordinates. The results are that only a small percentage of agents apply for promotion and many of those are extremely poor performers. Another telling statistics is that we have a large number of our first line supervisors asking to revert to a lower pay grade.

How many companies fill their management almost entirely from within, then have very few options to fire them. How many companies fill their CEO, CFO, COO positions (and staff) with people evaluated on their ability to raise political donations.