This business infuriates me more than just about anything this bunch in the White House has pulled. Let's see how many people who are given less than two months to agree to pull up stakes and move their entire family halfway across the country or lose their job would choose to do so. Whether they are being asked to move to Kansas or California or Washington DC. Most of them have spouses who would have to find a new job in the new location. They'd have to sell their houses and pull their kids out of school. And all for a job that pays way less than these folks would make in a private sector job. If this was 2008, they might have mostly all agreed to the move, but right now, they'll all be able to find new jobs without completely disrupting their family's lives. Or retire and live off their government pension.

Meanwhile, the US Government has just lost a lot of excellent scientists who have a vast amount of institutional knowledge. This government is going to be in shreds by the time we boot this jack*ss out of office (however he goes).

This story about how the move is ruining people's lives is heartbreaking (link...)

It's like TVA transfers used to be. They'd send you from Knoxville to a nuclear plant, then RIF your butt six months later.