Published 11/19/2008
by CNN Associate Producer Martina Stewart
at CNN Political Ticker
WASHINGTON (CNN) — At the Pentagon they call it “burrowing”.
Political appointees– typically low level — are scrambling to hold onto their positions in the next administration by getting their job description changed from “political” to “career civil service”.
Political appointees serve at the pleasure of president, while career civil servants are [...]
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