ztrumpInteresting Times; Important Decisions

And so, it begins. Soon, the leadership in our government will be headed by President Trump and Vice President Pence. The two of them in some fashion will nominate and appoint the 4,000 or so leaders of the various federal agencies. Without knowing any specifics beyond what I read in the comics, it’s a safe bet that this new group will run things differently from the way that President Obama’s leadership team did. Will it be better? Will it be worse? Your opinion is just as good an opinion as anyone else’s opinion, so stick with it, regardless of whether some pollster tells you it should be something else.

And when the New Order details start to emerge, remember the source for all the nitty gritty stuff you will need to continue to hold your workforce accountable, to treat employees fairly and expediently. Here at FELTG, we will be right on top of every change, every new process, every new case that means anything to us in the field of federal employment law. Come to our seminars, read our newsletters, participate in our webinars. Stay an employment law winner because we like winners.

Oops, the phone’s ringing. Excuse me a minute. “Hello. Mike? Mike Pence? How the devil are you, dude? Anything new happening? What’s that you say? You want me to be a member of the Merit Systems Protection Board? And also a member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority? And at the same time to serve as a commissioner over at EEOC? And you want Deb to be the new Special Counsel and simultaneously serve as the General Counsel at FLRA? Gee, man. We’d like to help you guys out, but I’m afraid we just don’t have the time. We’ve got a lot of important upcoming training to do.

In fact, you may want to check out our website www.FELTG.com. In case you have a buddy who would like to come along, we’re running a two-for-one White House special on some very interesting and relevant topics. You’ll know them when you see them.”

Take real good care,

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