Posted on 11/26/2020 4:29:20 AM PST by KeyLargo
Though President Donald Trump is expected to leave office in January, not all of his political appointees will follow.
That’s due to a longtime, controversial practice called “burrowing” in which political appointees — whose jobs could easily be nixed by an incoming president — transition to more secure civil service positions, many times within the agencies they once helped lead.
A review by the News4 I-Team found more than a dozen Trump appointees have already “burrowed” into new positions this year alone, joining the rank and file who will serve under President-elect Joe Biden.
They include a high-ranking official at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, at least seven political appointees in the U.S. Department of Justice and four appointees in the U.S. Department of Interior, among others.
The process of “burrowing” is nothing new and has been used for decades by administrations in both political parties. Under current law, the Office of Personnel Management must examine and sign off on the conversions and is required to report those cases to Congress. If approved, the newly minted civil servants will enjoy stronger job protections than a political appointee.
Still, it’s widely viewed as controversial among political parties and government watchdogs alike. Some critics of the practice say it wrongly allows political operatives to remain inside agencies and question whether it deprives longtime civil servants of the opportunity to advance.
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Over the years I observed that FAR more Dims tried to "burrow in" than REPS. Dims are typically far less ambitious to succeed outside of government service! Typically 2-3 times as many!
And nothing prevents the incoming administration from promoting those 'newly minted civil servants' to the position of Deputy Assistant Undersecretary for Carpets and Light Fixtures or something similarly meaningless and waiting for them to resign.
We really need to “watch” them to see if the DS transfers them to Alaska or the desert; or something much worse.
Dozens of Obama saboteurs still lurking in the swamp.
“And nothing prevents the incoming administration from promoting those ‘newly minted civil servants’ to the position of Deputy Assistant Undersecretary for Carpets and Light Fixtures or something similarly meaningless and waiting for them to resign. “
Yes.
And Trump’s big mistake was not immediately firing the Obama appointees and insuring that the Ghost payroller government slugs and swamp dwellers were relegated to dead end positions placed under supervision by those in charge of them that could be trusted.
I suspect it is in the thousands.🤔
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