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Obama rushes to fill dozens of federal jobs before leaving office
New York Post ^ | January 17 2017 | Daniel Halper

Posted on 01/17/2017 5:34:36 AM PST by farming pharmer

President Obama rushed to fill nearly 100 federal government vacancies during a frenzy of appointments in his final few weeks in office.

Since the new year, Obama has named 72 people to federal job openings and nominated another 17 for positions requiring Senate confirmation, according to CBS reporter Mark Knoller.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: federaljobs; federalworkers; obama; obamafederaljobs
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The moles are settling in. What can President Trump do to drain the swamp?
1 posted on 01/17/2017 5:34:36 AM PST by farming pharmer
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To: akalinin

Appointments at the pleasure of the President can be revoked.


2 posted on 01/17/2017 5:35:41 AM PST by Not A Snowbird (SandyInPeoria just doesn't sound right... yet here I am.)
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To: akalinin

EVERY agency is going to need a thorough housecleaning and fumigation to rid the government of all the communists that the usurper has embedded in our government.


3 posted on 01/17/2017 5:36:59 AM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents)
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To: akalinin

Barring termination at the end of the probation period, the next acceptable alternative is to reassign and completely ISOLATE them out of the way where they can cause damage.


4 posted on 01/17/2017 5:37:00 AM PST by Gaffer
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What can President Trump do to drain the swamp?

He can say:

YOU'RE FIRED!!!

5 posted on 01/17/2017 5:37:23 AM PST by ROCKLOBSTER (The fear of stark justice sends hot urine down their thighs.)
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To: akalinin

Don’t unpack your boxes. You’ll be out of there on Monday.


6 posted on 01/17/2017 5:40:59 AM PST by FrdmLvr ("A is A. A thing is what it is." Ayn Rand)
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To: akalinin

This people can be ‘windowed’. Given a job with a desk and a window, and no access to systems other than HR. At the same time they are required to attend a 5 minute review, F2F meeting each day at 0830 and 1630.

I have seen it done.


7 posted on 01/17/2017 5:41:02 AM PST by Blueflag (Res ipsa loquitur: non vehere est inermus)
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To: akalinin

Why is there a “United States Holocaust Memorial Council” anyway?


8 posted on 01/17/2017 5:42:18 AM PST by alancarp (George Orwell was an optimist.)
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The poor pRres_ _ent.

Still no birth certificate,
and so many felons, rapists, and terrorists
to help in 3 days.


9 posted on 01/17/2017 5:49:30 AM PST by Diogenesis ("When a crime is unpunished, the world is unbalanced.")
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So these people will be able to die saying that they worked for the Federal government for a week or two.
10 posted on 01/17/2017 5:49:50 AM PST by Gay State Conservative (Deplorables' Lives Matter)
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Why is there a “United States Holocaust Memorial Council” anyway?

And why am I paying for it?
11 posted on 01/17/2017 5:50:25 AM PST by farming pharmer (www.sterlingheightsreport.com)
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To: akalinin

12 posted on 01/17/2017 5:55:31 AM PST by DungeonMaster (Rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft.)
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a 5 minute review, F2F meeting each day at 0830 and 1630.

Wow, minimal to no internet, two face to face meetings each day for accountability.

Sounds like an opportunity for improvement. An effective manager can either cause this person to become productive or drive them out of the office. If they fail to produce, grounds for demotion/termination.

I saw a person like this in a plum assignment that asked for outside training opportunities. Upon returning, the boss asked her for a written report of the training.

The boss followed up with a visit to the trainer who remembered the troublesome employee out of the many attendees for their attitude and failure to return to class after the lunch break.

Termination for false statements came a short time later.

13 posted on 01/17/2017 5:57:13 AM PST by Dustoff45 (Where there is smoke, there is someone playing with matches trying to start a fire.)
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To: akalinin

All these last minute moves by Obama are designed to delay Republicans the opportunity to enact their agenda. If positive change happens from policy changes by 2018 Dems know they are screwed.


14 posted on 01/17/2017 5:58:21 AM PST by Navin Johnson
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The positions requiring Senate confirmation were likely sent NOW to try to delay Trump’s incoming people getting confirmed.


15 posted on 01/17/2017 6:00:26 AM PST by tbw2
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You can bet that this despicable, whining bag of snot and his baskets of worthless racists, terrorist supporters and other America haters
have left behind plenty of booby traps and land mines for Trump to avoid and clean up.


16 posted on 01/17/2017 6:04:09 AM PST by Iron Munro (If Illegals voted Rebublican 50 Million Democrats Would Be Screaming "Build The Wall!")
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To: akalinin

Wouldn’t they immediately have to submit a letter of resignation to the incoming president? Sounds like he’s helping some friends pad their resumes.


17 posted on 01/17/2017 6:10:01 AM PST by Terry Mross (I'm trying to be more tolerant of everyone. Including ignorant people.)
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Obama rushes to fill dozens of federal jobs before leaving office

First thing you do is fire anyone hired or appointed by Obama.

18 posted on 01/17/2017 6:12:34 AM PST by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: Lurkinanloomin

You will see who government employees work for by their donations. The Government Barnyard needs cleaning up first.


19 posted on 01/17/2017 6:13:31 AM PST by Herman Ball
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Somehow, the writer did not feel it would be useful information to see the last-minute appointment records of the last several Presidents. Without this data, one can make the argument that they all did this.

Although I seriously doubt it.


20 posted on 01/17/2017 6:14:39 AM PST by MortMan (The white board is a remarkable invention. Chalk one up for creativity!)
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