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MrHodja
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BTW Hound
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2/21/2011 9:50:30 PM
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"You aren't going to change government".
Be careful with statements like that. It is not beyond the realm of possibility that the ENTIRE government could be replaced. May be a stretch, but look at what is happening in the middle east....please don't think it couldn't happen here. I don't think it will, but the possibility is there.
Unlike you, I have lived in both the Government (22 yrs USAF) and civilian (21 yrs defense contracting) worlds, and have a spouse who has spent many, many years in the private sector. I witness the Government...DoD civilians almost daily. Promotions based on the number of inhales and exhales cripples efficiency. My main Government customer has finally realized and agrees that he works for a very sick organization. Why? Because they are Government. They don't have a profit motive. They are the epitome of the Civil Service Rocket....it won't work because you can't fire it. If they were a civilian organization they would have gone bankrupt within three years of their creation. Their overhead rates are astronomical.
As I have said before there are exceptional Civil Servants....and I believe you are one...and have also stated in past posts that I have been honored to serve with some Civil Servants whose dedication to duty matches and surpasses most of their uniformed counterparts. Same applies to the Navy organization I support now. Problem is that they, then and now, are the exception.
And on one last note, although most of my work has been for the DoD, I have also supported other federal departments (DHHS, TSA). I was appalled that, without fail, the FIRST consideration for ANY proposed action was political. Mission accomplishment came in a dismal second. Really sad.
Nasreddin Hodja
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