Comments on: Civil Service http://crookedtimber.org/2005/10/19/civil-service/ Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:28:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Walt Pohl http://crookedtimber.org/2005/10/19/civil-service/comment-page-1/#comment-111588 Walt Pohl Wed, 19 Oct 2005 19:10:32 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=3939#comment-111588 If you fire a whistleblower without merit, you should go to jail. If you fire a whistleblower without merit, you should go to jail.

]]> By: maurinsky http://crookedtimber.org/2005/10/19/civil-service/comment-page-1/#comment-111561 maurinsky Wed, 19 Oct 2005 17:15:59 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=3939#comment-111561 If we were living in sane times, this would be a bipartisan outrage - this woman was trying to save us taxpayers from paying too much!! I'm sure the right-wing will be jumping on her cause any day now. If we were living in sane times, this would be a bipartisan outrage – this woman was trying to save us taxpayers from paying too much!! I’m sure the right-wing will be jumping on her cause any day now.

]]> By: lamonte http://crookedtimber.org/2005/10/19/civil-service/comment-page-1/#comment-111542 lamonte Wed, 19 Oct 2005 16:34:32 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=3939#comment-111542 I'm hopeful that this article will spark a public outcry for the leadership in Congress to get off their butts and do something about this major miscarriage of justice. The article discusses a major contract which was rejected and annotated by Ms. Greenhouse. She says that her superiors changed the contract and then issued it without her knowledge. And apparently without her warrant. It is illegal for anyone in government to issue a contract without a warrant. Issuing a contract of this magnitude without that warrant should equal major jail time for that superior if the IG is doing his/her job. And the poor, unfortunate contractor is also SOL because he has an invalid contract = no money! I’m hopeful that this article will spark a public outcry for the leadership in Congress to get off their butts and do something about this major miscarriage of justice. The article discusses a major contract which was rejected and annotated by Ms. Greenhouse. She says that her superiors changed the contract and then issued it without her knowledge. And apparently without her warrant. It is illegal for anyone in government to issue a contract without a warrant. Issuing a contract of this magnitude without that warrant should equal major jail time for that superior if the IG is doing his/her job. And the poor, unfortunate contractor is also SOL because he has an invalid contract = no money!

]]> By: Carl http://crookedtimber.org/2005/10/19/civil-service/comment-page-1/#comment-111521 Carl Wed, 19 Oct 2005 15:07:35 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=3939#comment-111521 I used to be a government contracts person, and it always struck me as both amusing and sad that we got a big lecture every year on ethical conduct; we were always told that one questionable move, say accepting a pair of $300 luxury box NBA tickets, could end your career and even get you sent to jail. And yet Dick Cheney can still get paid by Halliburton, and they can pull crap like this, and it's all supposed to be OK. I've met a lot of contracting officers like Ms. Greenhouse; never met her personally, but her word is good as gold as far as I'm concerned. I used to be a government contracts person, and it always struck me as both amusing and sad that we got a big lecture every year on ethical conduct; we were always told that one questionable move, say accepting a pair of $300 luxury box NBA tickets, could end your career and even get you sent to jail. And yet Dick Cheney can still get paid by Halliburton, and they can pull crap like this, and it’s all supposed to be OK. I’ve met a lot of contracting officers like Ms. Greenhouse; never met her personally, but her word is good as gold as far as I’m concerned.

]]> By: Fight The Power http://crookedtimber.org/2005/10/19/civil-service/comment-page-1/#comment-111508 Fight The Power Wed, 19 Oct 2005 13:51:55 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=3939#comment-111508 GO MS. BUNNY!!!!!!!! We need more people like her! May God Bless You! GO MS. BUNNY!! We need more people like her! May God Bless You!

]]> By: serial catowner http://crookedtimber.org/2005/10/19/civil-service/comment-page-1/#comment-111497 serial catowner Wed, 19 Oct 2005 12:48:52 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=3939#comment-111497 This is the kind of story that should be made into a children's book- maybe one of a series, a follow-on to Kennedy's <i>Profiles in Courage</i>, but this time focusing on the people fired by the Bush administration. Let's never forget the Bush years. This is the kind of story that should be made into a children’s book- maybe one of a series, a follow-on to Kennedy’s Profiles in Courage, but this time focusing on the people fired by the Bush administration.

Let’s never forget the Bush years.

]]> By: Jose Lopez http://crookedtimber.org/2005/10/19/civil-service/comment-page-1/#comment-111492 Jose Lopez Wed, 19 Oct 2005 12:11:46 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=3939#comment-111492 Excellent story - unfortunately the problem is wider and it is up to our American citizens to express their voice. There is a whistleblower case before the US Supreme Court, titled: Garcetti v. Ceballos, which ruling is expected to be in out in July 2006, may affect our public government employees at all levels of government. We know that when an employee reports misconduct at a workplace, he/she must suffer the consequences. Our administrtaive bodies such as the EEOC, MSPB, OSC etc., have failed to provide the Constitutional protection every employee enjoys, it is why we have now this case before the US Supreme Court. Please write to the US Supreme Court IN SUPPORT OF MR. CEBALLOS. Excellent story – unfortunately the problem is wider and it is up to our American citizens to express their voice. There is a whistleblower case before the US Supreme Court, titled: Garcetti v. Ceballos, which ruling is expected to be in out in July 2006, may affect our public government employees at all levels of government. We know that when an employee reports misconduct at a workplace, he/she must suffer the consequences. Our administrtaive bodies such as the EEOC, MSPB, OSC etc., have failed to provide the Constitutional protection every employee enjoys, it is why we have now this case before the US Supreme Court. Please write to the US Supreme Court IN SUPPORT OF MR. CEBALLOS.

]]> By: Belle Waring http://crookedtimber.org/2005/10/19/civil-service/comment-page-1/#comment-111485 Belle Waring Wed, 19 Oct 2005 10:43:05 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=3939#comment-111485 also, though I didn't highlight this in the post, Elvin fucking Hayes!! also, though I didn’t highlight this in the post, Elvin fucking Hayes!!

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