From Government Executive:
An independent federal oversight agency has deemed at least some of President Trump’s mass firings of probationary period employees unlawful, creating a pathway for those employees to regain their jobs.
The Office of Special Counsel, the agency responsible for investigating illegal actions taken against federal employees, issued its decision for six employees, each at different agencies. While the decision was technically limited in scope, it could have immediate impact on all terminated staff at those six agencies and could set a wide-ranging precedent across government. It has not been made public and was provided to Government Executive by a source within the government. OSC, which did not provide the document to Government Executive, verified its authenticity. ...
Trump earlier this month fired [Special Counsel] Dellinger from his job, but a federal court reversed that decision and reinstated him to his post. The Trump administration has challenged that ruling up to the Supreme Court, but justices there last week declined to overturn Dellinger’s reinstatement. ...
After publication of this story, OSC released a statement confirming its findings and suggesting Dellinger is actively contemplating expanding them to include far more federal workers.
"The special counsel believes other probationary employees are similarly situated to the six workers for whom he currently is seeking relief," OSC said. "Dellinger is considering ways to seek relief for a broader group without the need for individual filings with OSC." ...
4 comments:
I don't know why we bother to vote. It seems the unelected bureaucracy is actually running the country. We are merely their subjects.
Heaven forbid we have checks and balances to unlimited power.
Too bad it’s a hollow victory since the MSPB can’t function and Congress and the courts are all happy to let President Elon and Vice President Trump do whatever they please.
Which upsets you more? That the Constitution doesn’t support a Trump monarchy, or that an “unelected bureaucrat” (Special Counsel) stands in the way of another “unelected bureaucrat” (campaign donor, professional internet troll, and manufacturer of armored electric cars and exploding rockets)?
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