Posted on 11/21/2016 1:28:33 PM PST by SeekAndFind
What should federal employees expect from a boss-in-chief whose workforce philosophy is best known for two words — “You’re fired?”
More firings.
President-elect Donald Trump would start with the Department of Veterans Affairs, which remains a target for Republicans after a scandal that erupted in 2014 over the coverup of long wait times for patients.
If firings do increase, don’t think they will stop at the VA: Two of Trump’s high-profile advisers have urged him to fire feds faster across the government.
This is the second of two columns examining Trump’s approach to the workforce. Last week, we examined his plan to freeze federal hiring. Today, we look at his campaign’s firing proposals in light of measures that injure due process for civil servants while undermining the agency meant to protect them.
Let’s begin with an acknowledgment that firing federal employees can be long and cumbersome because of civil service procedures. Let’s also acknowledge the importance of procedures protecting civil servants from being fired at will, like a contestant on a Trump reality show.
The public is the main beneficiary of civil service laws that also protect employee rights.
Trump says he wants to “make the VA great again by firing the corrupt and incompetent VA executives.” His 10-point plan to change the VA says he will “use the powers of the presidency to remove and discipline the federal employees and managers who have violated the public’s trust.”
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
Faster than what?
Trump will start with the thousands that just sit around watching Porn all day
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Chodorov’s razor... Simply abolish the jobs.
When government agencies have 5 people doing the work of 2 people, then you fire 3 of them...Simple as that...
Yep! Gotta eliminate these positions outright otherwise they’ll multiply like cutting off the head of a hydra.
I’d argue that five federal bureaucrats actually do the work of negative two people. They create more work and chaos.
and No Union Work on Government Time
There are lots of agencies that should be eliminated. But only someone like Trump can go after employees in agencies that can’t be eliminated, such as VA, State and Defense
You could fire 5,000,000 of em and the impact would range to ‘never notice’ to actual improvement. And pick up $7B .
All government computers should be monitored for government use only. Anyone accessing porn, personal shopping or whatever should be fired. IMO, those activities are the equivalent of stealing time.
While the rest of the country voted in droves from Trump, Washington DC went 93% for corrupt government. Drain the Swamp!
Any such unconstitutional procedure should be dumped posthaste. Let the firings commence per the will of the voters.
Cut, baby, cut!
I remember the CINC at SAC HQ ordered a 5% reduction in HQ personnel. Productivity doubled in 30 days as jobs were eliminated.
Eliminate Education and EPA.
Yup.
Yes it is called a reduction in billets. Job disappears and cannot be refilled.
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