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2017-11-19 Government

State Department defends reorganization, admits low morale

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Posted by trailing wife 2017-11-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 The State Department's miserable foreign policy resulted in the gutting of American jobs and mass layoffs for everyone but them. Now they're having a single round of layoffs and they're screaming the same excuses we tried to use (don't fire your experts, etc.) It's wonderful to see that justice is finally being done.

Posted by Herb McCoy7309 2017-11-19 01:02|| 2017-11-19 01:02|| Front Page Top

#2 It's not like State has been a model of competence and efficiency for a long time; with that in mind, why should I care about their morale?

Posted by Glenmore 2017-11-19 01:08|| 2017-11-19 01:08|| Front Page Top

#3 everyone has faceberg or twitter, no?

Posted by newc 2017-11-19 03:17|| 2017-11-19 03:17|| Front Page Top

#4 Saudi payments stopped?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2017-11-19 03:25|| 2017-11-19 03:25|| Front Page Top

#5 Why stop at 8%?

Posted by gorb 2017-11-19 04:14|| 2017-11-19 04:14|| Front Page Top

#6 Why stop at 8%?

A first-round target, gorb, pending the results of the review of current staffing and projects, with an eye toward changed priorities driving reorganization. Given the proposed 30% budget cut, future reductions of staff are clearly anticipated, suggested by the point about staffing still being 2,000 higher than in 2008 -- at the end of George W. Bush's presidency.

Posted by trailing wife 2017-11-19 07:27|| 2017-11-19 07:27|| Front Page Top

#7 Didn't phase them when with all the worldwide commitments that the Army personal authorization was cut more than 10%. Learn to live with it pin stripes.

2010 - 532,400
2017 - 476,000

Posted by Procopius2k 2017-11-19 08:44|| 2017-11-19 08:44|| Front Page Top

#8 "Don't cut our staff and perks, or we'll just suck even more at our jobs while implementing our own foreign policy!"

Not a convincing argument

Posted by Frank G 2017-11-19 10:28|| 2017-11-19 10:28|| Front Page Top

#9 The Department of State budget is $50 billion for 70000 employees (most foreign nationals). The budget is twice per employee of the DOD. What does America get for it vs alternatives? How many aircraft carriers does DoS have?

Posted by Glereth Ebberens5592 2017-11-19 14:26|| 2017-11-19 14:26|| Front Page Top

#10 It's easier to "go native" if you're already a foreign national

Posted by Frank G 2017-11-19 14:31|| 2017-11-19 14:31|| Front Page Top

#11 debilitating brain drain

Translation: "All of the high-paying lobbyist jobs are already taken!"

Posted by PBMcL 2017-11-19 17:05|| 2017-11-19 17:05|| Front Page Top

#12 Rex is presiding over a brain drain in the diplomatic corp. It seems like that is a good thing.

Posted by JohnQC 2017-11-19 18:55|| 2017-11-19 18:55|| Front Page Top

#13 If Hillary and Obama hadn't crookedly siphoned so much boodle for themselves, there would be more than enough to operate.

Posted by JohnQC 2017-11-19 23:03|| 2017-11-19 23:03|| Front Page Top

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