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  You need not go on. Why? Because you're not saying anything new. Everyone knows the problems. I'm not criticizing DHS employees for things that they didn't have control over, I'm criticizing those of us who after almost three years can do nothing more than complain about what "should" have happened in 2002-3.

  But by all means keep soapboxing here if it makes you feel better.

  GovExec.com reader Posted October 19, 2005 11:33 AM
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  "...hundreds of gloom and doom employees..." is a major problem at DHS. Instead of blaming the employees for feeling that way, you should look at the reason for these feelings, namely, the absolutely horrible way DHS was created, and the wholesale disregard for the feelings of these same employees. Not to mention the creation of ICE, the incompetent "managers," the budget problems, the duplication of effort at CBP and ICE, the lousy administrative systems, the lack of mission focus, the merger of agencies with different missions, cultures and responsibilities - need I go on?

  That is where the real problem lies, not with the unfortunate employees who were forced into this mess, with no say in their own destinies. What a pity - if someone had actually asked these employees for their opinions, DHS could have been a much better, well-run agency with a clearly defined mission and priorities. Instead of relying on politicians and think tank "experts," try talking to the people who actually do this work, and can tell you the best way to run things, based upon their training and experience. What a novel idea!

  GovExec.com reader Posted October 14, 2005 12:23 AM
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  "Anyone else see a pattern here with all these Homeland Security Department 'leaders' cashing in their chips and going to the private sector?"

  Yes, I do see a pattern -- the same pattern present among all appointed leadership in all executive agencies and departments. Come on, people -- putting a couple years in a political job and then moving on to the private sector is par for the course!

  And could it be that one of the reasons that DHS is a "sinking ship" is because of the dead weight of hundreds of doom-and-gloom employees who will find any excuse to lament their sad situation?

  GovExec.com reader Posted October 7, 2005 9:46 AM
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  Simply more evidence that all the Homeland Security Department has become is a "farm league" where future lobbyists, flaks, and contractors can varnish their resumes and gain entree doing the "hard" homeland security work. The level of professional substance and expertise in the upper echelon of this lurching hulk of an agency has sunk so low that no one can find it any more.

  Stamp Monkey Posted September 29, 2005 10:58 AM
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  Anyone else see a pattern here with all these Homeland Security Department "leaders" cashing in their chips and going to the private sector? The boat must be sinking, 'cause I see a lot of rodents jumping out.

  Man, I wish I could get a political appointment I could drop out of as soon as I can get "an offer I can't refuse." I wouldn't mind being called a rodent then either.

  former CBP employee Posted September 29, 2005 10:48 AM
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  Sounds like the rats are leaving a sinking ship because they are aware it is doomed to sink.

  Charlie Posted September 28, 2005 8:49 PM
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  Another one falls. Does anyone get it? There is something wrong with this administration.

  Nixon didn't have this much trouble keeping people and he was on the impeachment block. Fortunately, he resigned before the dogs starting biting.

  rds Posted September 28, 2005 8:26 PM
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  And another one bites the dust! The revolving door turnover among DHS managers should alert everyone to the problems at this agency, which since its inception in 2003 has seen a turnover in virtually every top post, and in some cases, several times over. Congress wanted this agency, but shows little interest in how it is being managed, or mismanaged, as the case may be, unless there is a media angle. It's time DHS received competent leadership from top to bottom, to set this agency on the right course. This nation deserves no less than the best from it's public officials.

  GovExec.com reader Posted September 28, 2005 6:38 PM