{"id":1837,"date":"2020-12-10T14:14:22","date_gmt":"2020-12-10T14:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiofree.org\/?p=137275"},"modified":"2020-12-10T14:14:22","modified_gmt":"2020-12-10T14:14:22","slug":"dozens-of-trumps-political-appointees-have-already-burrowed-into-career-federal-positions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2020\/12\/10\/dozens-of-trumps-political-appointees-have-already-burrowed-into-career-federal-positions\/","title":{"rendered":"Dozens of Trump\u2019s Political Appointees Have Already Burrowed into Career Federal Positions"},"content":{"rendered":"
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, E&E News <\/a>reported that dozens of Trump\u2019s political appointees are \u201cburrowing\u201d into civil servant positions within the federal government. Burrowing is a term used to describe appointed political officials transferring to career positions. Trump\u2019s controversial Bureau of Land Management appointee William Pendley also recently announced<\/a> the hiring of an assistant director for the National Landscape Conservation System that begins only weeks before the new administration takes office. <\/p>\n