By Andrew P. Napolitano
The president's men trash the Constitution to pursue antagonists
Independent voices from the TWT Communities
The sequester cuts are now officially in place, but many government agencies appear to be hiring freely anyway.
The new Democrat-controlled Senate has confirmed just 29 percent of President Bush's nominations so far this year, leaving many government agencies without key officials and slowing work to a crawl in some departments.
When it comes to furloughs, Mr. Light, the NYU professor, said it would make sense to use job appraisals to decide which employees to furlough — except that the appraisals aren't particularly useful anymore.
Feds keep hiring with sequesters in place: 400 jobs posted on first day back →
He said it makes more sense to furlough senior managers and those near retirement, while keeping lower-level workers — those who are doing the enforcement or services such as air traffic controllers — on the job.
Feds keep hiring with sequesters in place: 400 jobs posted on first day back →
