2020 12 03 Letter to Sec Wilkie Re Biden Harris Transition Tester Schatz
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"We are deeply troubled by previously announced and ongoing efforts to rush potentially harmful policies through the Department in the last days of the Trump Administration while at the same time attempting to embed politically connected individuals into career positions within VA."
"We are deeply troubled by previously announced and ongoing efforts to rush potentially harmful policies through the Department in the last days of the Trump Administration while at the same time attempting to embed politically connected individuals into career positions within VA."
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"We are also concerned by what appear to be accelerated efforts by the Executive Branch, including your Department, to hire and 'burrow-in' political appointees as career employees..."
"We are also concerned by what appear to be accelerated efforts by the Executive Branch, including your Department, to hire and 'burrow-in' political appointees as career employees..."
Sitterly's "conversion and others like it could potentially be in violation of civil service laws and rules as the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) recently reminded agencies in a government-wide memo"
Sitterly's "conversion and others like it could potentially be in violation of civil service laws and rules as the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) recently reminded agencies in a government-wide memo"
"Sitterly's position change also poses an additional concern: the very nature of OAWP's work of investigating senior leader misconduct and allegations of whistleblower retaliation by supervisors inside the VA involves examining decisions by VA human resources officials... he is in the position of exercising substantial influence over investigations of his former office and colleagues and beyond."
"Sitterly's position change also poses an additional concern: the very nature of OAWP's work of investigating senior leader misconduct and allegations of whistleblower retaliation by supervisors inside the VA involves examining decisions by VA human resources officials... he is in the position of exercising substantial influence over investigations of his former office and colleagues and beyond."