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Re:Phyllis Fong, who was investigating Neuralink, "forcefull... by khazhoux on Saturday February 01, 2025 @06:17PM (#42903567)
> With regards specifically to Phyllis Fong, I have no confidence that an Inspector-General that occupied the office for twenty two years straight[1] can ethically perform their prescribed role. I am in complete agreement with her termination, we need someone (anyone) new and different in there.

Are you "in complete agreement" because of actual things Fong did, or because you think that 22 years experience in a position is disqualifying?

Re:Phyllis Fong, who was investigating Neuralink, "forcefull... by Dalewyn on Saturday February 01, 2025 @08:10PM (#42904493)
>because you think that 22 years experience in a position is disqualifying?

Yes.

An Inspector-General is in charge of inspecting and auditing, as the name would suggest. That requires being impartial in absolute terms, because you must be able to call out problems no matter how inconvenient they are.

Being in a position of power means an inevitable accrual of reputation and influence, and 22 straight years of accrual is ridiculous. Her excessively long tenure is also unusual; the longest-serving Inspector-General besides her served for 8 years, shortest being 2 years not counting acting IGs, average is about 4 years each IG not counting her 22 year tenure.

So yes, I support her termination because her long tenure lends me no confidence she can perform her duties ethically anymore. There must be a regular changing of the incumbent to head off the office being bought or otherwise corrupted. There are millions of other D.C. bureaucrats to replace her with, and even more Americans overall. There is no reason to keep her specifically for this long and I daresay that the lack of a term limit for this office has to be an oversight.

Re:Phyllis Fong, who was investigating Neuralink, "forcefull... by g-b-r on Saturday February 01, 2025 @08:46PM (#42904781)
> An Inspector-General is in charge of inspecting and auditing, as the name would suggest. That requires being impartial in absolute terms

Yes, she's sure going to be replaced by someone impartial...

Re:Phyllis Fong, who was investigating Neuralink, "forcefull... by khazhoux on Saturday February 01, 2025 @09:59PM (#42905287)
Thank for you for a thoughtful answer.

In a nutshell, you're advocating for a term-limit on roles like this, which is an entirely valid argument.

Re:Phyllis Fong, who was investigating Neuralink, "forcefull... by Dalewyn on Saturday February 01, 2025 @11:16PM (#42905766)
You got it. I would also support this termination if Biden or Harris had done the same. 22 years is way too long of a tenure by any reasonable measure for an office like this.