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Scott Bloch
AFGE, AFL-CIO
Wed Oct 22, 2008 9:31 AM
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I appreciate Ralph's attempt at being "Fair and Balanced" but as the lead quotee in the Post article I have to reemphasize that in this particular case involving this particular individual, there is only one side: He ran the OSC like he was the captain of the Titanic and everyone-his employees, the Agency, the federal employee community and the public all suffered. In closing," Heck of a job Blochie."
Re: Scott Bloch
DOL
Wed Oct 22, 2008 8:18 PM
Thank YOU
Life
Wed Oct 22, 2008 9:34 AM
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Thank you for YOUR courage to speak to fairness, and oh, by the way, displaying the characteristics of...wait, can it be... an actual, gentleman. Not a mealy mouthed, "sensitive" soul, but a man who knows what fair, objective, and simply "difference of opinion" mean without resorting to whining, defamation, .....and on and on. Thank you. Some of us still try. You succeeded.
Irony!
none
Wed Oct 22, 2008 9:41 AM
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"In what may be intended as a perfunctory nod to objectivity, the article mentions Bloch wrote a resignation letter."
It's ironic that you can't seem to write objectively about what appears to be an objective piece. The first sentence says he resigned. I don't see how that is perfunctory.
Not Exactly
been there/done that
Wed Oct 22, 2008 9:57 AM
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Gee, Ralph, there goes that dang elite liberal media, or at least the regular liberal media! Your article states that "the (Post) article focuses entirely on the complaints about his tenure without as much as a passing reference to any specific accomplishments cited in his letter." That's not correct. The story quotes Bloch's letter regarding several of his accomplishments. Government Executive has a similar story along with a link to its six degrees of Scott Bloch site. Bloch did manage tip some sacred cows but did it like a bull in a china shop. He managed to generate criticism from one end of the political spectrum to the other and by any criteria did some very questionable things. His tenacity and, yes, political courage, was too often overshadowed by his poor judgment.
Re: Not Exactly
DOD
Wed Oct 22, 2008 10:25 AM
Re: Not Exactly
dod
Wed Oct 22, 2008 11:23 AM
Analyst, if you're going to comment I suggest you read and understand the article.
whining
dod agency
Wed Oct 22, 2008 10:08 AM
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We have a culture of whining and complaining in government. We have good salaries; much better job security than those in the private sector; our retirement plan has been described as "platinum" or a model for the rest of the country and we can carry it into retirement. We have a myriad of appeals procedures unknown in the vast majority of private companies. Still, I hear complaining from people every day about how tough we have it working for the federal government. The pay is too low; management is bad; the third parties that hear appeals are biased; the special counsel doesn't do enough and the EEOC is too slow, underfunded, and doesn't move fast--if ever.
One would think the federal government had people working in coal mines or that there was an outside force keeping them working until they get ready to retire and preventing them from going out and making their well-deserved fortunes in the private sector.
The Post article reflects that attitude perfectly--as it usually does.
The media are not the bad guy in this story
DOJ
Wed Oct 22, 2008 10:24 AM
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Mr. Smith, you state that “Bloch was not part of the Washington establishment” and “did not share the same goals as many of the interest groups that exist within the Beltway.” No, he shared the same goals of other interest groups. Bloch--a lawyer who previously worked on a Justice Department task force for faith-based initiatives--has generated heated opposition from government watchdog groups and key members of Congress. You state that “he had the temerity to have different goals and values of the entrenched political interests in our nation's capitol…” Yes, he did have different goals and values of a lot of us here in the Fed. Since his confirmation in 2004, as head of OSC, which enforces federal workplace rules including whistleblower protections, Bloch angered gay rights groups by reversing his predecessor's policy of enforcing cases of alleged workplace discrimination against homosexuals. In Bloch's eyes, no such discrimination exists; I know from experience that it does.
Re: The media are not the bad guy in this story
DOL
Wed Oct 22, 2008 8:22 PM
Re: The media are not the bad guy in this story
DOJ
Fri Oct 24, 2008 8:02 AM
Part 2
DOJ
Wed Oct 22, 2008 10:27 AM
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Several OSC employees who opposed Bloch’s decision later sued, saying he illegally retaliated against them. During that investigation, Bloch was accused of destroying computer evidence sought by investigators—he hired an outside company to wipe his hard drives, and then charged the costs to the government. Last May, FBI and other federal agents raided Bloch's office and home, and a grand jury was convened to consider possible obstruction of justice charges against him. Not just Bloch, but several Bush administration officials have become ensnared in an interlocking set of investigations into allegations of Hatch Act violations, whistleblower misconduct and other prohibited personnel practices.