tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post1779579799199153285..comments2024-01-03T05:23:36.046-08:00Comments on The Citizens: Why the Feds Can't HireUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post-63419778617586295302010-08-03T09:03:16.672-07:002010-08-03T09:03:16.672-07:00Just a follow up: i explained how govn't manag...Just a follow up: i explained how govn't managers work the system to hired people. Just recently,the office of special counsel punished two government HR people for "pre-selecting a candidate. http://www.fedsmith.com/article/2515/office-special-counsel-prosecutes-hr-specialists-allegedly.html<br /><br />Looks like things are getting more serious.<br /><br />Also here is a good article on what government employees thing of the hiring process: http://www.fedsmith.com/article/2110/massive-federal-hiring-binge-americas-future-federal.htmlUSwestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post-73150735723684248742010-07-30T12:44:58.962-07:002010-07-30T12:44:58.962-07:00The blamee on government lawyers is well deserved....The blamee on government lawyers is well deserved. In an adversarial system of justice, it is their job to defend the interests of the government which is in reality, after all, way more powerful than a poor job-seeker. Failure to defend against bad claims encourages bad claims - this is true in the law and in every possible setting. <br /><br />Bad lawyering is a source of many ills, as is unreasoning terror of "liability."The Law Talking Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17886791396468512490noreply@blogger.com