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2014-09-22 Home Front: WoT

Turnover makes it harder for DHS to stay on top of evolving threats

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Posted by Steve White 2014-09-22 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 But they are all dedicated ~~facists~~ ~~gestapo~~ public servants.
The job evidently doesn't have the perks they thought. Maybe they just realized the whole idea can't possibly work, and don't want to be the one left holding the bag when the next one goes off.

Posted by ed in texas 2014-09-22 08:03|| 2014-09-22 08:03|| Front Page Top

#2 The job evidently doesn't have the perks they thought. Maybe they just realized the whole idea can't possibly work, and don't want to be the one left holding the bag when the next one goes off.

More like a very bad combination of organization (the head of DHS has no administrative powers to hire, fire, set budgets, etc.) poor initial personnel manning at the management level (think opportunists and f-kups who couldn't rise any higher in their original agencies,) ingrained attitudes (Secret Service personnel initially ran the TSA and treated it like they treat their high-turnover uniformed service - and worse,) a convoluted and counterproductive acquisition system, half-baked hiring procedures, and good old fashioned politics and bureaucracy.

Personally, I'd rather see DHS broken up into its core elements. Put airport security either back to private operation with Federal supervision, or better, move it under state control. Contract out IT, with streamlined acquisition procedures. You can't - and shouldn't - dismantle all of it. But it can be done better.

Posted by Pappy 2014-09-22 08:35|| 2014-09-22 08:35|| Front Page Top

#3 I'll nominate the IRS. I walked in some overdue returns in the Boston office on Friday , and it took 1 hour, mostly waiting for one of the five meathead drone hacks that felt like showing up to stamp five pieces of paper. Same (state version) tax returns two blocks over at the Mass. DOR - three minutes.

Posted by Raj 2014-09-22 09:39|| 2014-09-22 09:39|| Front Page Top

#4 Jeh "ya doesn't hasta calls me Johnson" Johnson is the epitome of a political hack.

Posted by Mugsy Glink 2014-09-22 09:58|| 2014-09-22 09:58|| Front Page Top

#5 For this they rewarded Janet Napolitano with a cushy job as president of the UC system. Ya did such a wonderful job, Ms. N!

I have to suspect dysfunction by design. If Baraq Obama doesn't want a secure border what better way of making it insecure than presiding over a mess like DHS?

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2014-09-22 12:35|| 2014-09-22 12:35|| Front Page Top

#6 As a former TSA supervisor, I can tell you our Deputy Director was a former FAA Special Agent and she got to carry a gun. Knew jack sh!t about supervising/managing people but did have a huge problem with retired NCOs ( of all services) It so happened all the supervisors were retired NCOs. She actually wrote me up for doing my job.....
Karma being what it is, she got canned about 2 months after I quit.

Posted by USN, Ret. 2014-09-22 14:58|| 2014-09-22 14:58|| Front Page Top

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