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Tag Archives: White House
Fighting to be Objective
I probably say this a lot, but it bears repeating. I am a proud civil servant (retired) who worked in different agencies during my career. This gives me insight into the workings of a variety of federal organizations across republican … Continue reading
Posted in Attrition, budgets, Constitution, defense, Democrats, federal budgets, federal employees, federal government, partisan politics, partisanship, President, reduction in force, Republicans, white house
Tagged bureaucracy, Congress, democrats, government, House, politics, republicans, research, Senate, statistics, United States, White House
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Good News and Other Stuff
Just in case you haven’t heard, President Obama signed into law H.R. 22, the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act. You remember that I have a soft spot for transportation infrastructure research and investment particularly for maritime transport. So when I … Continue reading
Posted in budgets, Congress, Conservatives, Democrats, federal budgets, federal employees, federal government, federal government shutdown, highway spending, Highway Trust Fund, infratrustructure, investment, Republicans, retirement, transportation, Uncategorized, white house
Tagged civil servants, Civil Service, Congress, democrats, federal budget, federal employees, federal government, federal workforce, leadership, republicans, White House
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In the news again?
The dust has barely settled on the showdown regarding funding the Department of Homeland Security when the U.S. Secret Service returns to the front pages of our local and national newspapers and journals and on just about every news channel you can … Continue reading
One more week
One More Week You have probably heard by now that Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been funded for one more week. Congress agreed and the President signed this agreement minutes before midnight, February 27, 2015. I don’t know the difference … Continue reading
Posted in airports, budgets, CBP, Coast Guard, Congress, Constitution, Customs and Border Protection, defense, Democrats, federal budgets, federal government, National Security, partisan politics, partisanship, Public welfare, Re, Republicans, Transportation Security, TSA, white house
Tagged Boehner, budget, CBP, Coast Guard, Congress, Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security, DHS, leadership, McConnell, national security, President Obama, republicans, White House
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What’s in DHS, really?
I don’t see a lot of front page news about the potential shutdown of The Department of Homeland Security. I don’t see a lot of commentary on the TV news I watch daily. I am concerned about this. I was … Continue reading
Simple Things to Agree On, Maybe Not
There are some basic things that most of us can agree on. Such things as safe bridges and roads to travel every day on. Safe airport navigation systems nationwide. Safe imports that we use, eat, drink and play on or … Continue reading
Posted in budgets, Congress, federal budgets, federal government, National Security, Public welfare, white house
Tagged airports, bridges, Congress, data, DHS, federal budget, federal employment, highways, Homeland Security, imports, investments, leadership, maritime, national security, roads, statistics, transportation investment, vessels, White House
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I really don’t want to be right
Remember when I first said that transportation funding will become an issue. See “Issues to know and watch” April 18th at the bottom and also see “Remember when I said” May 8th? Well, here we are. The fairly new Transportation … Continue reading
Aahhh, A Bright Spot, Almost
An article in the Washington Post titled “The IRS isn’t the only agency with an e-mail problem ” is a bright spot in this missing e-mails debate. This article written by Melanie Sloan and Anne Weismann indicates that there is … Continue reading
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Tagged bully, committee, Congress, conspiracy, e-mails, electronic records, harass, hearings, House, investigation, IRS, Issa, Koskinen, Obama, oversight, politics, recordkeeping, scandal, White House
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What’s Happening Now?
1. Debt ceiling debate – I wait for the return of the time when Congress and the White House agreed (grudgingly) on a federal budget in a reasonable amount of time. I also wait for the return of the time … Continue reading
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