Return to Article: Park Police chief prepares to fight firing
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This is the most egregious example of poor management I have ever seen the NPS take in over 33 years of experience with the agency. If there are laws (there are not) against the type of statement Chief Chambers made, then there should have been charges brought. There is a hidden agenda involved. The methods used by Deputy Director Murphy were unnecessarily brutal and ill-advised. No employee should be treated in this manner, but it appears that several other long time employees have also received similar treatment by this administration. I sincerely hope there is sufficient public outcry to require the Director's office to retract this action.
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It is mind boggling that collective insanity has taken hold at the Nat. Park Service and all the way to Sec. Norton. Hasn't anyone there in authority the brains to tell Murphy and his boss, Mainella that they have overstepped good sense? What actual law and or regulation has she violated? I haven't seen any citations yet. Is this the type of action that Bush feels will attract the "youngest and brightest" to government service? Not a chance. I wonder how many of the tens of thousands law enforcement personnel votes he lost by the action of these two political appointees?
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How does someone get fired for comments that are made every day by managers across the federal government? Why would someone be fired for bringing up concerns of public safety in an age where the protection of American lives is sacrosanct? There is obviously more going on here than meets the eye, and something smells of cover-up. The United States Park Police seal contains the words "Honor Integrity Sevice". Congressmen Hoyer and Moran are to be congratulated for rallying to the defense of a chief who embodies those qualities. Keep digging, gentleman, who knows what you will uncover. I know that tonight I will not sleep so soundly knowing that Teresa Chambers is not there to guide the United States Park Police through our current "Level Orange" alert.
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The Park Police made believe it wanted a professional police administrator. It hired one and is now unhappy. It is the job of police administrators to fight for their staffs and to make attempts to get more people when they need them. Every police administrator fights for more staff. When was the last time any administrator in Washington, DC, offered to give up personnel to other agencies or said he or she did not need more people? This is nuts!
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"This is a tactic of a totalitarian society and undermines our nation's and community's efforts to ensure the public safety." Mr Hoyer, do you expect otherwise? Remember, this is the Bush administration. If you think this is a problem wait until you see what Rummy does with the new power he has at DoD!
Drummond said any good federal manager would express the kind of concerns Chambers had about staffing and funding levels. Mr Drummond, there are very, very few "good" managers in the federal government. Most got there through length of service, favoritism, or political appointment. Few got there because they were good.
The two that should be fired are the Director and her deputy!
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