Eric Katz of Government Executive writes that Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., has:
You might think that this is the sort of thing that wouldn’t require legislation. Most federal employees would simply understand that while the public (their employer) expects a certain amount of loafing and a lot of make-work activity from federal employees, there is a limit. And if a worker doesn’t understand, then a supervisor somewhere will, of course, make things clear. “Find another way to waste taxpayer money, or you’re fired.”
You might think that, but you would be wrong. Meadows’ proposed legislation, it seems, was inspired by the case of:
Seems that, four months later, in the absence of legislation and ordinary common sense:
Idle question: What exactly did he do on the rest of his workday to keep our environment clean and safe?
