[Salvavida]

I've some street cred on this. I was a fed employee, now a contractor:

Congress needs to make it easier to fire federal employees. Plain and simple. They do not need to give back any money or be furloughed. The INSPECTOR GENERALS need to be overhauled and brought into accountability with the GAO. They are the worst. Good intentions mean nothing. When you screw up and cost the taxpayers money because of negligence or incompetence: you are fired.

[dynoman]

Thanks. That’s how it is to some extent with management in general, no accountability. If a guy in the trench makes a minor mistake he’s held accountable yet managers can make major mistakes with none of their fellow managers batting an eye. Those managers live by the motto; “Beatings will continue until moral improves.” about the guys in the trenches. You can substitute safety or other words for moral. The double standard is nauseating.