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Feel Good News: "Defense secretary removes hundreds of advisory board members in sweeping review" - SteveG - 02-02-2021 Setting things right after the Trump carnage. Defense secretary removes hundreds of advisory board members in sweeping review https://thehill.com/policy/defense/537008-defense-secretary-removes-hundreds-of-advisory-board-members-in-sweeping Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ousted hundreds of members from the Pentagon's advisory committees, removing last-minute appointees by the Trump administration, the Department of Defense (DOD) revealed Tuesday. Austin fired all members serving on DOD advisory boards and also ordered “the immediate suspension of all advisory committee operations until the review is completed,” effective Feb. 16. The boards are on hold while the Pentagon completes a “zero-based review” of at least 42 defense advisory committees, according to a Jan. 30 memo. The review includes the more visible Defense Policy Board, Defense Science Board and Defense Business Board, as well as former acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller’s four choices to serve on the Congressionally mandated commission tasked with renaming Confederate-named military bases, a senior Defense official told reporters. “Advisory committees have and will continue to provide an important role in shaping public policy within DoD. That said, our stewardship responsibilities require that we continually assess to ensure each advisory committee provides appropriate value today and in the future, as times and requirements change,” Austin said in the memo. The effort comes days after Austin haltedthe installation of several loyalists of former President Trump to such advisory boards, whose role is to provide advice to the Defense secretary. Shortly after the November election, the Trump administration removed longstanding experts on several such Pentagon panels, including former Secretaries of State Henry Kissinger and Madeleine Albright from the Defense Policy Board. In their place, the previous administration named Trump loyalists. Re: Feel Good News: "Defense secretary removes hundreds of advisory board members in sweeping review" - AllGold - 02-02-2021 Thank you! Re: Feel Good News: "Defense secretary removes hundreds of advisory board members in sweeping review" - Sarcany - 02-02-2021 Shortly after the November election, the Trump administration removed longstanding experts on several such Pentagon panels, including former Secretaries of State Henry Kissinger and Madeleine Albright from the Defense Policy Board. In their place, the previous administration named Trump loyalists. Kissinger does not belong in any position in the federal government, advisory or otherwise. He belongs in prison. Re: Feel Good News: "Defense secretary removes hundreds of advisory board members in sweeping review" - cbelt3 - 02-02-2021 Good. The fewer insider 'commissions' exist the better things are. It's a military industrial complex spoils system. Re: Feel Good News: "Defense secretary removes hundreds of advisory board members in sweeping review" - samintx - 02-02-2021 Sounds good to me ![]() Re: Feel Good News: "Defense secretary removes hundreds of advisory board members in sweeping review" - RgrF - 02-02-2021 Sarcany wrote: I'll second that! Re: Feel Good News: "Defense secretary removes hundreds of advisory board members in sweeping review" - JoeH - 02-02-2021 Sarcany wrote: Even so, he was a better person to be there than most of the replacements. Re: Feel Good News: "Defense secretary removes hundreds of advisory board members in sweeping review" - deckeda - 02-03-2021 Kissinger is 97. My apparent ageism aside, I really am not worried about what email threads he’s still included on nor what meeting invitations he receives. And yeah, he’s quite clearly a better choice than a Trump appointee for well, anything. |