Friday, April 10, 2009
You drive away vampires with a cross and garlic
But according to the latest reports out of DC all it takes with Bush holdovers in the Pentagon is an ethics pledge.
Time may be running short for Bush administration appointees who remain in the Department of Defense.The high price of public service is too much for some.
According to a new report by Government Executive, holdover employees from the last administration will be required to sign an ethics pledge mandated by President Barack Obama on or before Friday, April 10, or resign by the end of the month.
"In an April 7 e-mail [PDF link], Robert Rangel, special assistant to Defense Secretary Robert Gates, gave all Bush holdovers until the close of business on Friday to sign the agreement, which puts restrictions on post-government employment," the Web site reported. "Politicos who refuse to comply will be required to leave their position by the end of April."
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