Obama Appointees Preventing Mattis From Rebuilding The Military, Says Armed Services Chair

[rangerrebew]

Obama Appointees Preventing Mattis From Rebuilding The Military, Says Armed Services Chair
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Russ Read
Pentagon/Foreign Policy Reporter
4:02 PM 02/16/2017
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Holdovers from the Obama administration in the Pentagon are hampering efforts to fix the military’s major readiness problem, leaving Secretary of Defense James Mattis alone in his efforts to properly equip U.S. forces, according to the chairman of the House Committee on Armed Services.

“I am concerned that … to fix these problems [it] is going to take a lot more money, and yet a lot of the folks who are coming up with the budget to fix them are the same people who have been fighting every step of the way against our efforts to fix these problems,” said Chairman Mac Thornberry during a Capitol Hill press gaggle Thursday.

Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/16/obama-appointees-preventing-mattis-from-rebuilding-the-military-says-armed-services-chair/#ixzz4YxWg7k8N

[GtHawk]

Well it's time to level up and move to the double elimination round, we need a whole lot of adios muchacho going on, I bet these folks don't really do anything to get actual work done, it's their underlings that carry the load and they just sign off. Start booting people until you get to the ones that will do what you want, how much worse could it be?

[the_doc]

Hi, rangerrebew, and thanks for another good post!

Can anyone on the thread comment on POTUS authority to fire bureaucrats? 

I assume that a POTUS can fire appointees, whether his own or those of a predecessor.  But what about Civil Service guys and gals?  I seem to recall that these are protected against firing without proof of cause.  (Was that not the key feature of the Civil Service Act?)

[guitar4jesus]

Hi, rangerrebew, and thanks for another good post!

Can anyone on the thread comment on POTUS authority to fire bureaucrats? 

I assume that a POTUS can fire appointees, whether his own or those of a predecessor.  But what about Civil Service guys and gals?  I seem to recall that these are protected against firing without proof of cause.  (Was that not the key feature of the Civil Service Act?)

If he can't fire them perhaps they could be reassigned....


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJKcdlj-Uiw

[Bigun]

Well it's time to level up and move to the double elimination round, we need a whole lot of adios muchacho going on, I bet these folks don't really do anything to get actual work done, it's their underlings that carry the load and they just sign off. Start booting people until you get to the ones that will do what you want, how much worse could it be?

  Right on!

[EC]

If he can't fire them perhaps they could be reassigned....

That is a perfectly legal option. While civil servants do have strong protection against dismissal - being moved is not covered.

[Bigun]

That is a perfectly legal option. While civil servants do have strong protection against dismissal - being moved is not covered.

Do we still have any outposts in Greenland?

[EC]

Only the one. About 20 in Alaska though ..... 

[Emjay]

Obama Appointees Preventing Mattis From Rebuilding The Military, Says Armed Services Chair
Photo of Russ Read
Russ Read
Pentagon/Foreign Policy Reporter
4:02 PM 02/16/2017
6272
1690
 

Holdovers from the Obama administration in the Pentagon are hampering efforts to fix the military’s major readiness problem, leaving Secretary of Defense James Mattis alone in his efforts to properly equip U.S. forces, according to the chairman of the House Committee on Armed Services.

“I am concerned that … to fix these problems [it] is going to take a lot more money, and yet a lot of the folks who are coming up with the budget to fix them are the same people who have been fighting every step of the way against our efforts to fix these problems,” said Chairman Mac Thornberry during a Capitol Hill press gaggle Thursday.

Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/16/obama-appointees-preventing-mattis-from-rebuilding-the-military-says-armed-services-chair/#ixzz4YxWg7k8N

I believe it.  Things will be better once we weed out all Obama appointees.  They are corrupt by association.

[Bigun]

Only the one. About 20 in Alaska though ..... 

I think they are all currently understaffed! 

[Emjay]

Hi, rangerrebew, and thanks for another good post!

Can anyone on the thread comment on POTUS authority to fire bureaucrats? 

I assume that a POTUS can fire appointees, whether his own or those of a predecessor.  But what about Civil Service guys and gals?  I seem to recall that these are protected against firing without proof of cause.  (Was that not the key feature of the Civil Service Act?)

Good point.  Not sure about the power of the Civil Service Act but it had good intentions.

Of course you know where that road leads.

[Emjay]

That is a perfectly legal option. While civil servants do have strong protection against dismissal - being moved is not covered.

Maybe transferred to a post in Fargo?

[the_doc]

Good point.  Not sure about the power of the Civil Service Act but it had good intentions.

Of course you know where that road leads.

Ha!

[EC]

Maybe transferred to a post in Fargo?

Aren't civil servants protected against cruel and unusual punishment? 

[IsailedawayfromFR]

Hi, rangerrebew, and thanks for another good post!

Can anyone on the thread comment on POTUS authority to fire bureaucrats? 

I assume that a POTUS can fire appointees, whether his own or those of a predecessor.  But what about Civil Service guys and gals?  I seem to recall that these are protected against firing without proof of cause.  (Was that not the key feature of the Civil Service Act?)

The President has 100% of the power of the Executive Branch as per Constitution.

He and he alone can delegate that power to whoever he sees fit.

[dfwgator]

Only the one. About 20 in Alaska though ..... 

[libertybele]

Well it's time to level up and move to the double elimination round, we need a whole lot of adios muchacho going on, I bet these folks don't really do anything to get actual work done, it's their underlings that carry the load and they just sign off. Start booting people until you get to the ones that will do what you want, how much worse could it be?

More swamp draining needed!

[Doug Loss]

That is a perfectly legal option. While civil servants do have strong protection against dismissal - being moved is not covered.

What about disestablishing the offices or projects where they work.  They wouldn't actually be dismissed, their jobs would just be done away with.  A RIF, as it were...

[Wingnut]

Do we still have any outposts in Greenland?

How about the tropics.  A nice Coast watchers post in say  New Guinea or the Solomon Islands?.

[Bigun]

How about the tropics.  A nice Coast watchers post in say  New Guinea or the Solomon Islands?.

That would work as well! 

[XenaLee]

If he can't fire them perhaps they could be reassigned....


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJKcdlj-Uiw

LOL!   Yeah....that's the ticket.  Reassignment!

And Obama managed to 'reassign' quite a lot of folks in the military, come to think of it.  An awful lot of retirements (including many excellent generals) were the end result.  Trump can now do the same to get rid of the left-leaning ""duds"".  (whatever works)