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One of the hallmarks of the Trump era is a deep mistrust of professional experience and expertise. President Trump has claimed that he knows more about the military than the generals, and more about science than scientifists. He spends more time concerned with the opinions and recommendations of Fox News pundits over wasting time with formal briefings from the CIA, FBI, or the Pentagon.
So true to form, he has now asked that funding for advisory committees be slashed. This system up in the 1970s so that the government had an ability to reach out to experts in various fields, outside of Washington, for advice and recommendation on all sorts of issues.
Ironically, this is going to put more power in the hands of Washington Derek Kratz, and cut them off from people out in the real world who have experience and expertise in the areas for which were they have to make decisions.
But it seems this was done because it’s going to sound good on the campaign trail. “I have cut Government bureaucracy by 1/3!” :roll:
So true to form, he has now asked that funding for advisory committees be slashed. This system up in the 1970s so that the government had an ability to reach out to experts in various fields, outside of Washington, for advice and recommendation on all sorts of issues.
Ironically, this is going to put more power in the hands of Washington Derek Kratz, and cut them off from people out in the real world who have experience and expertise in the areas for which were they have to make decisions.
But it seems this was done because it’s going to sound good on the campaign trail. “I have cut Government bureaucracy by 1/3!” :roll:
”CNN) - President Donald Trump on Friday announced plans to slash the formal system for advising regulators on nearly every area of federal policy.
The President signed an executive order directing each agency to "terminate at least one-third of its current" advisory committees by the end of September...
Advisory committees provide expertise on nearly every issue imaginable -- such as counseling the Department of Homeland Security on chemicals and data privacy or advising the Transportation Department on drones and motorcycle safety...
Rush Holt, the chief executive of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, criticized the move, saying that "making smart decisions should not be seen as optional or dispensable."
Trump's latest government overhaul aims to cut advisory panels by one-third - WFMZ