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2010-07-21 Home Front: WoT

ODNI Dispels Myths about Contractors, Intelligence Community

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Posted by tipper 2010-07-21 00:49|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 YOU leakers have me pissed off. You may be hearing from my lawyer - aholes.
You are the direct opposite of intelligence.

Posted by newc 2010-07-21 01:17|| 2010-07-21 01:17|| Front Page Top

#2 Lawyers, guns and money.

Leakers = money

Posted by newc 2010-07-21 01:22|| 2010-07-21 01:22|| Front Page Top

#3 There has never been a great deal of love lost between DoD, career, unionized federal employees and intelligence community (IC) contractors. Oftentimes, contractors have acquired their skills and security clearances through professional, uniformed service in the one of the branches of the military. Even though many DoD federal employees began as members of the military, they sometimes view the uniformed military with contempt. If a problem does exist, it has been my experience over the years that it probably originates not with the contractor (who can be terminated in an instant without cause), but rather the unionized federal employee.

The solution is rather simple. Just do away with the civilian contractors. But then who would the government get to deploy to these crap holes overseas or surge here in CONUS to do the thier bidding? I'm afriad obese, lazy, unionized feather merchants who can't or won't deploy, can't be granted or hold the required clearance, or fail to pass a polygraph or refuse to take a urinalysis won't be much assistance.

Here at Tara we permit the field hands eat under the trees beyond the barn where they can't be seen or heard.

Posted by Besoeker 2010-07-21 02:42|| 2010-07-21 02:42|| Front Page Top

#4 Upon reflection, the comments above may be a mischaracterization of the many dedicated Federal employees in our system. To those I apologize.

Posted by Besoeker 2010-07-21 05:30|| 2010-07-21 05:30|| Front Page Top

#5 There's enough of both types to supply plenty of evidence for any argument. In fact lots of them fit into both categories at different times in their careers. Sort of like any large number of people.

However, unions have had a uniformly deleterious effect on every industry they have organized. Those in the government should be cognizant of that fact as they allow the power of union thugs and goons to infiltrate their formerly secure if only moderately rewarding sinecures.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2010-07-21 07:03|| 2010-07-21 07:03|| Front Page Top

#6 If a problem does exist, it has been my experience over the years that it probably originates not with the contractor (who can be terminated in an instant without cause), but rather the unionized federal employee.

The solution is rather simple. Just do away with the civilian contractors.

Wouldn't it be better to terminate the union before it destroys the Union?

Posted by JFM 2010-07-21 08:26|| 2010-07-21 08:26|| Front Page Top

#7 Butthen who would the government get to deploy to these crap holes overseas or surge here in CONUS to do the thier bidding?

You'd be surprised how many GS's are over in Afghanistan (not including the dozen or so former corpsmen that got called up from the IRR).

But then again - I'm with the Marines. The army does things differently.

Posted by Pappy 2010-07-21 19:48|| 2010-07-21 19:48|| Front Page Top

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