Not long ago, a shadow passed over agencies of the federal government. Various departments of the feds needed a new Secretary. People who specialized in something other than their appointment showed up. Chaos began to emerge on a grand scale .Michael Lewis (The Fifth Risk, New York: Norton, 221pages) spent a year or so talking with employees and managers of the transition from Obama to Trump.

The former President Trump picked friends and loyalist for various positions. It took a long time to get these experts into their jobs. Lewis spent most of his time with The Department of Energy, Department of Agriculture, and the Commerce Department. What he found is that Trump did not do his homework beyond his connections.

Incidentally, three of at least 150 risks are the responsibility of the Department of Energy. They were created on the basis a) the probability of something horrible happening b) the consequences of an accident.  The Fifth risk was Project Management. How talented are the Secretaries to reduce risk and increase morale. So that is the paradigm. The new Secretary was disappointing.

Wilbur Ross was named head of Commerce. A 70 year old billionaire, he thought the Department focused on trade. It really is oriented toward science and technology. He is gone.

Under Obama, Secretary Tom Vilsack (our former governor) was able to get little towns in the middle of nowhere billions of dollars for all sorts of problems. Small towns attract businesses that can be competitive with China. Then Vilsack was replaced. Just recently he is a nominee of his old job under the Biden administration.

The feds sometimes help businesses grow. However, some businesses want the feds to kill the competition. And so it goes.

 Michael Lewis’s book is a New York Times bestseller and it was on the list for 14 weeks, further it is to be made into a pod cast.

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Not long ago, a shadow passed over agencies of the federal government. Various departments of the feds needed a new Secretary. People who specialized in something other than their appointment showed up. Chaos began to emerge on a grand scale .Michael Lewis (The Fifth Risk, New York: Norton, 221pages) spent a year or so talking with employees and managers of the transition from Obama to Trump.

The former President Trump picked friends and loyalist for various positions. It took a long time to get these experts into their jobs. Lewis spent most of his time with The Department of Energy, Department of Agriculture, and the Commerce Department. What he found is that Trump did not do his homework beyond his connections.

Incidentally, three of at least 150 risks are the responsibility of the Department of Energy. They were created on the basis a) the probability of something horrible happening b) the consequences of an accident.  The Fifth risk was Project Management. How talented are the Secretaries to reduce risk and increase morale. So that is the paradigm. The new Secretary was disappointing.

Wilbur Ross was named head of Commerce. A 70 year old billionaire, he thought the Department focused on trade. It really is oriented toward science and technology. He is gone.

Under Obama, Secretary Tom Vilsack (our former governor) was able to get little towns in the middle of nowhere billions of dollars for all sorts of problems. Small towns attract businesses that can be competitive with China. Then Vilsack was replaced. Just recently he is a nominee of his old job under the Biden administration.

The feds sometimes help businesses grow. However, some businesses want the feds to kill the competition. And so it goes.

 Michael Lewis’s book is a New York Times bestseller and it was on the list for 14 weeks, further it is to be made into a pod cast.

SOCIALVIBES.WORKING PAPERS

Not long ago, a shadow passed over agencies of the federal government. Various departments of the feds needed a new Secretary. People who specialized in something other than their appointment showed up. Chaos began to emerge on a grand scale .Michael Lewis (The Fifth Risk, New York: Norton, 221pages) spent a year or so talking with employees and managers of the transition from Obama to Trump.

The former President Trump picked friends and loyalist for various positions. It took a long time to get these experts into their jobs. Lewis spent most of his time with The Department of Energy, Department of Agriculture, and the Commerce Department. What he found is that Trump did not do his homework beyond his connections.

Incidentally, three of at least 150 risks are the responsibility of the Department of Energy. They were created on the basis a) the probability of something horrible happening b) the consequences of an accident.  The Fifth risk was Project Management. How talented are the Secretaries to reduce risk and increase morale. So that is the paradigm. The new Secretary was disappointing.

Wilbur Ross was named head of Commerce. A 70 year old billionaire, he thought the Department focused on trade. It really is oriented toward science and technology. He is gone.

Under Obama, Secretary Tom Vilsack (our former governor) was able to get little towns in the middle of nowhere billions of dollars for all sorts of problems. Small towns attract businesses that can be competitive with China. Then Vilsack was replaced. Just recently he is a nominee of his old job under the Biden administration.

The feds sometimes help businesses grow. However, some businesses want the feds to kill the competition. And so it goes.

 Michael Lewis’s book is a New York Times bestseller and it was on the list for 14 weeks, further it is to be made into a pod cast.

SOCIALVIBES.WORKING PAPERS

Not long ago, a shadow passed over agencies of the federal government. Various departments of the feds needed a new Secretary. People who specialized in something other than their appointment showed up. Chaos began to emerge on a grand scale .Michael Lewis (The Fifth Risk, New York: Norton, 221pages) spent a year or so talking with employees and managers of the transition from Obama to Trump.

The former President Trump picked friends and loyalist for various positions. It took a long time to get these experts into their jobs. Lewis spent most of his time with The Department of Energy, Department of Agriculture, and the Commerce Department. What he found is that Trump did not do his homework beyond his connections.

Incidentally, three of at least 150 risks are the responsibility of the Department of Energy. They were created on the basis a) the probability of something horrible happening b) the consequences of an accident.  The Fifth risk was Project Management. How talented are the Secretaries to reduce risk and increase morale. So that is the paradigm. The new Secretary was disappointing.

Wilbur Ross was named head of Commerce. A 70 year old billionaire, he thought the Department focused on trade. It really is oriented toward science and technology. He is gone.

Under Obama, Secretary Tom Vilsack (our former governor) was able to get little towns in the middle of nowhere billions of dollars for all sorts of problems. Small towns attract businesses that can be competitive with China. Then Vilsack was replaced. Just recently he is a nominee of his old job under the Biden administration.

The feds sometimes help businesses grow. However, some businesses want the feds to kill the competition. And so it goes.

 Michael Lewis’s book is a New York Times bestseller and it was on the list for 14 weeks, further it is to be made into a pod cast.

SOCIALVIBES.WORKING PAPERS