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PEERMail: We Need More Than Oversight
We Need More Than Oversight Don’t get me wrong. For the past two years, congressional oversight has been synonymous with congressional overlook. Scrutiny enforced by subpoena would be a welcome change. If the past two years show anything, it’s that inside the...
PEERMail: EPA Issues a Death Sentence
Last week’s bizarre disappearing act involving a new acting Interior Inspector General was no anomaly – it is part of an emerging pattern.
PEERMail: The Demise of Advise and Consent
Last week’s bizarre disappearing act involving a new acting Interior Inspector General was no anomaly – it is part of an emerging pattern.
PEERMail: Shuffling the Deck Chairs
The best way to disrupt a public agency is to reorganize it. Thus, it not surprising that the Trump administration is in a reorganization lather.
PEERMail: Honor and Duty in Today’s Federal Service
When Trump was first elected, I asked one federal manager what was going to happen to his environmental program. He replied, “I have no idea – we’re in the clown car to crazy town.”
PEERMail: Why Does Ryan Zinke Have to be Such a Putz?
We thought Ryan Zinke was supposed to be the sane Trump cabinet member but perhaps that has become a contradiction in terms.
PEERMail: Trump Is Looking for a Few Good Scientists
The White House is looking for a few good toxicologists.
