Ep 104 — Muskrats Invade Federal Agencies

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2025-02-04
Published
2025-02-04
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1h 5m
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<p dir="ltr">Elon Musk has invaded Washington. He has set loose a pack of feral teenage code monkeys with a god complex inside every federal agency, promising to do for Washington what he did for Twitter. What could possibly go wrong? Oh, and Musk also has a plan to "rightsize" the government by waving unenforceable contracts at federal employees to induce them into resigning. There's a Fork in the Road all right, but this one is perhaps best not taken.</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Links:</p> <p dir="ltr">Nat'l Counsel of Nonprofits v. OMB ("Nonprofits Case") docket</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69583571/national-council-of-nonprofits-v-office-of-management-and-budget/"> https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69583571/national-council-of-nonprofits-v-office-of-management-and-budget/</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Elon Musk Wants to Get Operational Control of the Treasury's Payment System. This Could Not Possibly Be More Dangerous by </p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.crisesnotes.com/elon-musk-wants-to-get-operational-control-of-the-treasurys-payment-system-this-could-not-possibly-be-more-dangerous/"> https://www.crisesnotes.com/elon-musk-wants-to-get-operational-control-of-the-treasurys-payment-system-this-could-not-possibly-be-more-dangerous/</a></p> <p dir="ltr"> Office of Personnel Management "Fork in the Road"</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.opm.gov/fork">https://www.opm.gov/fork</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">OPM Guidance on Schedule Policy/Career (formerly Schedule F)</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://chcoc.gov/sites/default/files/OPM%20Memorandum%20re%20Schedule%20Policy%20Career%20Guidance%2001-27-25%20FINAL.pdf"> https://chcoc.gov/sites/default/files/OPM%20Memorandum%20re%20Schedule%20Policy%20Career%20Guidance%2001-27-25%20FINAL.pdf</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">American Federation of Gov't Employees v. Trump docket</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69588089/american-federation-of-government-employees-afl-cio-v-trump/"> https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69588089/american-federation-of-government-employees-afl-cio-v-trump/</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">VSIP 5 U.S.C. § 3521 et seq.</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/5/part-III/subpart-B/chapter-35/subchapter-II"> https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/5/part-III/subpart-B/chapter-35/subchapter-II</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Truman EO 9830</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/executive-order-9830-amending-the-civil-service-rules-and-providing-for-federal-personnel"> https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/executive-order-9830-amending-the-civil-service-rules-and-providing-for-federal-personnel</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Show Links:</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.lawandchaospod.com/">https://www.lawandchaospod.com/</a></p> <p dir="ltr">BlueSky: @LawAndChaosPod</p> <p dir="ltr">Threads: @LawAndChaosPod</p> <p dir="ltr">Twitter: @LawAndChaosPod</p> <p>Patreon: <a href= "http://patreon.com/LawAndChaosPod">patreon.com/LawAndChaosPod</a></p>

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