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“… In her ruling, U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes said it was “obvious” that Trump violated the 1978 Inspector General Act with the firings because he did not provide Congress with a 30-day notice of the dismissals or a valid reason for the removal of the Senate-confirmed inspectors general.

However, she said reinstating them probably would not matter because the president could later lawfully remove them by providing Congress with the required notice and rationale. Reyes added that the inspectors general failed to demonstrate that their “inability to perform their duties for 30 days” had caused “irreparable harm” that would have necessitated her intervention.

… After the Watergate scandal, the system of Senate-confirmed inspectors general was established in the late 1970s to independently investigate and audit federal spending and operations.

During Trump’s first term, he fired several watchdogs and replaced some with political loyalists, leading Congress to amend and add safeguards to the Inspector General Act….”
 
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“… In her ruling, U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes said it was “obvious” that Trump violated the 1978 Inspector General Act with the firings because he did not provide Congress with a 30-day notice of the dismissals or a valid reason for the removal of the Senate-confirmed inspectors general.

However, she said reinstating them probably would not matter because the president could later lawfully remove them by providing Congress with the required notice and rationale. Reyes added that the inspectors general failed to demonstrate that their “inability to perform their duties for 30 days” had caused “irreparable harm” that would have necessitated her intervention.

… After the Watergate scandal, the system of Senate-confirmed inspectors general was established in the late 1970s to independently investigate and audit federal spending and operations.

During Trump’s first term, he fired several watchdogs and replaced some with political loyalists, leading Congress to amend and add safeguards to the Inspector General Act….”
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Doesn't matter when Congress is complicit. The gaps in our 'checks and balances' system continue to damage institutional integrity.
 

Hegseth orders rare, urgent meeting of hundreds of generals, admirals​

The Pentagon has summoned military officials from around the world for a gathering in Virginia. Even top generals and their staffs don’t know the reason for the meeting.

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“…The highly unusual directive was sent to virtually all of the military’s top commanders worldwide, according to more than a dozen people familiar with the matter. The directive was issued earlier this week, as a government shutdown looms, and months after Hegseth’s team at the Pentagon announced plans to undertake a sweeping consolidation of top military commands.

In a statement Thursday, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell affirmed that Hegseth “will be addressing his senior military leaders early next week,” but he offered no additional details. Parnell, a senior adviser to the defense secretary, voiced no concerns about The Washington Post reporting on the meeting, scheduled for Tuesday in Quantico, Virginia.

… Top commanders in conflict zones and senior military leaders stationed throughout Europe, the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region are among those expected to attend Hegseth’s meeting, said people familiar with the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to publicly discuss the issue. The order does not apply to top military officers who hold staff positions.…”
 
nycfan said:

Hegseth orders rare, urgent meeting of hundreds of generals, admirals​

The Pentagon has summoned military officials from around the world for a gathering in Virginia. Even top generals and their staffs don’t know the reason for the meeting.

🎁 —> https://wapo.st/4nidndf

“…The highly unusual directive was sent to virtually all of the military’s top commanders worldwide, according to more than a dozen people familiar with the matter. The directive was issued earlier this week, as a government shutdown looms, and months after Hegseth’s team at the Pentagon announced plans to undertake a sweeping consolidation of top military commands.

In a statement Thursday, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell affirmed that Hegseth “will be addressing his senior military leaders early next week,” but he offered no additional details. Parnell, a senior adviser to the defense secretary, voiced no concerns about The Washington Post reporting on the meeting, scheduled for Tuesday in Quantico, Virginia.

… Top commanders in conflict zones and senior military leaders stationed throughout Europe, the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region are among those expected to attend Hegseth’s meeting, said people familiar with the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to publicly discuss the issue. The order does not apply to top military officers who hold staff positions.…”
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“… None of the people who spoke with The Post could recall a defense secretary ever ordering so many of the military’s generals and admirals to assemble like this. Several said it raised security concerns.

“People are very concerned. They have no idea what it means,” one person said.

… The Defense Department possesses highly secure videoconferencing technology that enables military officials, regardless of their location, to discuss sensitive matters with the White House, the Pentagon or both. Another person said ordering hundreds of military leaders to appear in the same location is “not how this is done.”

… “You don’t call GOFOs leading their people and the global force into an auditorium outside D.C. and not tell them why/what the topic or agenda is,” this person added, using an abbreviation for general officer or flag officer.

“Are we taking every general and flag officer out of the Pacific right now?” one U.S. official said. “All of it is weird.”…”
 
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“… None of the people who spoke with The Post could recall a defense secretary ever ordering so many of the military’s generals and admirals to assemble like this. Several said it raised security concerns.

“People are very concerned. They have no idea what it means,” one person said.

… The Defense Department possesses highly secure videoconferencing technology that enables military officials, regardless of their location, to discuss sensitive matters with the White House, the Pentagon or both. Another person said ordering hundreds of military leaders to appear in the same location is “not how this is done.”

… “You don’t call GOFOs leading their people and the global force into an auditorium outside D.C. and not tell them why/what the topic or agenda is,” this person added, using an abbreviation for general officer or flag officer.

“Are we taking every general and flag officer out of the Pacific right now?” one U.S. official said. “All of it is weird.”…”
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“ A branch of the National Archives released a mostly unredacted version of Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill's military records to Nicholas De Gregorio, an ally of Jack Ciattarelli, her GOP opponent in the New Jersey governor's race. The disclosure potentially violates the Privacy Act of 1974 and exemptions established under the Freedom of Information Act.

The documents, which were also obtained by CBS News, appear to show that the National Personnel Records Center, a wing of the National Archives and Records Administration charged with maintaining personnel records for service members and civil servants of the U.S. government, released Sherrill's full military file — almost completely unredacted.

CBS News discovered the egregious blunder while investigating whether Sherrill was involved in the 1994 Naval Academy scandal, in which more than 100 midshipmen were implicated in cheating on an exam. Sherrill was not accused of cheating and said her only involvement was not informing on her fellow classmates.

The documents included Sherrill's Social Security number, which appears on almost every page, home addresses for her and her parents, life insurance information, Sherrill's performance evaluations and the nondisclosure agreement between her and the U.S. government to safeguard classified information.…”
 
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And just by coincidence



“ A branch of the National Archives released a mostly unredacted version of Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill's military records to Nicholas De Gregorio, an ally of Jack Ciattarelli, her GOP opponent in the New Jersey governor's race. The disclosure potentially violates the Privacy Act of 1974 and exemptions established under the Freedom of Information Act.

The documents, which were also obtained by CBS News, appear to show that the National Personnel Records Center, a wing of the National Archives and Records Administration charged with maintaining personnel records for service members and civil servants of the U.S. government, released Sherrill's full military file — almost completely unredacted.

CBS News discovered the egregious blunder while investigating whether Sherrill was involved in the 1994 Naval Academy scandal, in which more than 100 midshipmen were implicated in cheating on an exam. Sherrill was not accused of cheating and said her only involvement was not informing on her fellow classmates.

The documents included Sherrill's Social Security number, which appears on almost every page, home addresses for her and her parents, life insurance information, Sherrill's performance evaluations and the nondisclosure agreement between her and the U.S. government to safeguard classified information.…”
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“… The only details redacted in the document are the Social Security numbers of her former superiors.

… During the tightening New Jersey governor's race — a new poll shows Sherrill and Ciattarelli tied — Republicans allied with Ciattarelli have been examining Sherrill's military record, looking for information about the Naval Academy cheating scandal, in which over a hundred midshipmen were implicated in cheating on the final electrical engineering exam, a notoriously difficult course required for all third-year students who are not engineering majors.

Sherrill had an unblemished career in the Navy and as a midshipman received a Navy Achievement Medal in 1991 for saving the life of a fellow classmate.

However, she does not appear in a commencement program obtained by CBS News on May 25, 1994, the date of the Naval Academy graduation. The program was confirmed to be authentic by the U.S. Naval Academy.

Sherrill does appear in the Naval Academy yearbook for 1994. The U.S. Naval Academy and Naval Personnel Command both told CBS News she graduated and was commissioned on May 25, 1994, which aligns with the date she entered active duty, according to her service records.

When asked by CBS News why her name does not appear in the commencement program, Sherrill said in a statement: "When I was an undergraduate at the Naval Academy[,] I didn't turn in some of my classmates, so I didn't walk, but graduated and was commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Navy, serving for nearly ten years with the highest level of distinction and honor."…”
 
it’s gonna get wore and ultimately it’s gonna go back on them. I mean bad things happen when they play these games and uhhh I’ll give you a little clue, the right is a lot tougher than the left, but the right’s not doing this, they’re not doing it, and they better not get them energized because it won’t be good for the left and I don’t want to see that happen either. I’m the president of all the people. But the radical left is causing this, they’re radical left Democrats are causing this problem and um it gets worse, i think it’s worse and it’ll be a point where other people won’t take it anymore and that will not be good for the radical left and we don’t want that.”
 


“What President Trump is doing for Americans every day… the opposite of what goes on in the despot state of California.”
 
nycfan said:
it’s gonna get wore and ultimately it’s gonna go back on them. I mean bad things happen when they play these games and uhhh I’ll give you a little clue, the right is a lot tougher than the left, but the right’s not doing this, they’re not doing it, and they better not get them energized because it won’t be good for the left and I don’t want to see that happen either. I’m the president of all the people. But the radical left is causing this, they’re radical left Democrats are causing this problem and um it gets worse, i think it’s worse and it’ll be a point where other people won’t take it anymore and that will not be good for the radical left and we don’t want that.”
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