This is what I’ve been trying to explain to my college age kids once they realized (in the past 12 months, mainly) their computer science degrees will not be worth what they think by the time they earn them. They understand that much at least, but are convinced cybersecurity will become the domain of AI as well. I have tried to explain AI is nowhere near sophisticated enough for this in it’s current iteration.

It sure isn’t. Instead, it’s the nation’s federal district.

Look, all of this is well beyond the pale of insanity. This is just one more step down the path to the country as we knew it never being able to recover.

They sure do, which is why the military prosecutors are being appointed as Special Assistants to the US Attorney. What do you think happens when civilians commit crimes on federal military installations? They can’t be charged due to this loophole? No civilian US Attorney is going to waste their time, and locals have no jurisdiction. SAUSAs have long been the DoDs answer to this problem.

Also, just to be clear, I’m not defending this move whatsoever, but claiming they can’t doesn’t make it so.

I thought the same thing. Then I thought about how powerful of a visual it would have been for each one of them, in turn, to cause a disruption and be escorted out. Let the cameras pan over a half filled chamber after 2 hours of meticulous protesting. That image would be in history books 100 years from now, assuming we all survive the next 4.

I sincerely hope many more employees than they anticipate avail themselves of this opportunity.

You must have missed the details in the article. OPM has listed on their website under ‘fork’. The deadline for acceptance is 6 Feb, and the resignation will be effective at the end of September. There is no back and forth with HR; you simply reply to their email with the word ‘resign’ or you don’t and remain employed until the loyalty police come around.

This is so surreal, I thought it was a screenshot from District 9.