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> according to a four-page budget memo obtained by The Washington Post. So somebody in the NOAA is leaking internal memos to the press. Is it so bad to cut fun
by MichaelBurge 10y ago
> according to a four-page budget memo obtained by The Washington Post.
So somebody in the NOAA is leaking internal memos to the press. Is it so bad to cut funding to rebellious agencies?
It could be a good way to catch leakers: Distribute to every agency head a memo mentioning upcoming budget cuts, and see which self-righteous agencies try to stir up trouble. Instruct the agency heads to make minor changes to the details, to see if they surface.
I don't have an opinion on the NOAA itself, although it doesn't look like they're being targeted:
> NOAA is part of the Commerce Department, which would be hit by an overall 18 percent budget reduction from its current funding level.
- metaobject 10y ago"Is it so bad to cut funding to rebellious agencies?" If the agency provides a vital service to the country, I'd say it is bad to punish the country by cutting their funding just because an employee in that agency leaked a document.
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- MichaelBurge 10y agoThe budget cut memo by itself is not that important. The memo was probably forwarded to every manager in the department, and all it takes is one disgruntled underling expecting his job to be cut. But if it's a consistent pattern, there's risk in having the government be staffed with people who feel justified in breaking the law to preserve their jobs, even if they feel their jobs are important.
- sporkologist 10y ago> It could be a good way to catch leakers, too That's what we need, to catch those darn leakers, no matter the cost to our society's future.