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How to Transform a Massive Government Agency: Lessons From a Trump Appointee

January 3, 2022 from, massive, government, Agency, Trump, lessons, transform, Appointee0 comment

Shortly after taking office as secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Dr. Ben Carson recruited a retired finance and strategy expert to become the agency’s chief financial officer. Irving Dennis, appointed by President Donald Trump in late 2017, stepped into the job and quickly discovered the mess he inherited. Dennis spent 37 years at Ernst & Young, a major accounting firm. He would use that private-sector experience to fix HUD. In a new book, “Transforming a Federal Agency: Management Lessons from HUD’s Financial Reconstruction,” Dennis recounts…

Jan. 6 Committee Outlines What To Expect From ‘Non-Traditional’ Public Hearings

January 2, 2022 ‘NonTraditional’, Public, from, Expect, Committee, hearings, Outlines, Jan.0 comment

<p>Reps. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) and Adam Schiff (D-CA), both of whom serve on the Jan. 6 committee, on Sunday detailed expectations ahead of the panel’s upcoming public hearings.</p> Talking Points Memo

How Do Democrats Recover From This?

December 22, 2021 from, This, Recover, Democrats0 comment

Every Democratic activist, strategist, and lawmaker in America has spent at least a brief moment this fall staring at the ceiling in desperation, probably thinking to him- or herself: Something’s gotta give. Democrats were already facing an inconvenient truth going into next year’s elections: The incumbent president’s party usually gets smoked in the midterms. But they keep getting more bad news. The first test of their post-Trump coalition, in Virginia and New Jersey last month, was a major disappointment for the party. Joe Biden has become a deeply unpopular president.…

Fauci on What COVID Could Look Like One Year From Now

December 21, 2021 could, year, from, look, like, Covid, Fauci0 comment

It was bad enough that the Omicron variant shattered hopes of a normal holiday season, or at least what passes for normal in year two of the pandemic. Now it feels like we’re fated to live with COVID-19 in perpetuity, forever worried that when one variant fades, another will quickly take its place, that we’ll never, once and for all, throw out our face masks. Anthony Fauci is more upbeat. No, we won’t wipe out the coronavirus, but we will reach a point where it’s tamed, he told me in…

U.S., G-7 allies demand Russia pull back from Ukraine border, warn of ‘massive’ response

December 13, 2021 Ukraine, from, Response, back, pull, warn, massive, Russia, Allies, demand, border, U.S.0 comment

Foreign ministers of the Group of Seven nations meeting Sunday in England issued a blunt warning to Russia to draw down forces that have massed on Ukraine’s border, accusing Moscow of trying to intimidate its smaller neighbor and vowing strong joint action if Russia does not relent. The G-7 industrial … The Washington Times stories: White House

What I’ve Learned Rescuing My Daughter From Her Transgender Fantasy

December 13, 2021 from, daughter, learned, Fantasy, Transgender, I’ve, Rescuing0 comment

My daughter’s story is no longer novel. Stories like it are occurring in your state, your town, and perhaps even on your street. Gender dysphoria—the incongruence between the mind and the body—moves stealthily and quickly to invade girls and boys alike. But this isn’t a cautionary tale. It’s a warning. My daughter was an ultrafeminine girl since birth. She insisted that her room be painted pink, and she refused to wear anything but dresses until third grade. She avoided her older brother’s toys and sports, choosing tea sets and Shopkins,…