To the editor: “What did you do final week?” — this was requested of federal staff, together with healthcare personnel reminiscent of Dr. Venktesh Ramnath, to justify their salaries. (“What did I do last week? I took care of your family, friends and fellow citizens,” Opinion, Feb. 24)
After I learn Ramnath’s response to that query, I couldn’t assist however really feel that for all of the demanding of solutions, the Workplace of Personnel Administration actually didn’t wish to hear anybody’s response. Chalk this as much as the president, as soon as once more, simply throwing a wrench into the works and attempting to complicate the every day routines of those federal workers already working beneath practically not possible situations.
Ultimately, Ramnath did one thing I often frown upon, however on this case was completely justified — he answered a query with a query, however not till after answering the OPM’s query in an intensive, full, concise approach.
What did the OPM do? I’d certainly love to listen to the response to Ramnath’s query.
Daniel V. Shannon, Camarillo
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To the editor: Due to Ramnath for exposing this newest gambit from Elon Musk for the nonsense that it’s.
We’ve got been informed that the so-called Division of Authorities Effectivity is tasked with rooting out waste, fraud and abuse. Clearly requiring an worker to justify what they’ve achieved for the previous week under no circumstances determines if the place itself is an instance of waste, fraud and abuse.
If this train is one of the best concept that DOGE may give you for fulfilling its mission, then I feel it’s truthful to conclude that what it did for the previous seven days is an ideal instance of losing and abusing taxpayer {dollars}.
Cathy Hrenda, Glendale
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To the editor: If Musk is requiring federal staff to submit solutions on what they did over the past week or be fired, shouldn’t that additionally apply to the Home, Senate and White Home?
Thomas Useful, Indio
