Another unqualified political GOP appointment this time at the NSA.

[Fla Dem]

The NSA is ‘moving forward’ to install Michael Ellis, a former GOP operative, as its top lawyer, the agency said Sunday

Acting defense secretary orders NSA head to immediately install former GOP operative as agency’s top lawyer.
Washington Post
Ellen Nakashima 54 mins ago

The National Security Agency is “moving forward” to install Michael Ellis, a former GOP political operative and White House official, as the agency’s top lawyer, the agency said Sunday. The announcement came a day after acting defense secretary Christopher C. Miller ordered the NSA director, Gen. Paul Nakasone, to immediately place Ellis in position as the agency’s general counsel.

Ellis had been selected for the job in November by the Pentagon general counsel after a civil service competition. But Nakasone was not in favor of Ellis’s selection and sought to delay his installation, according to several people familiar with the issue, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the matter’s sensitivity.

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Ellis was selected under pressure from the White House, people familiar with the matter said at the time. The move drew criticism from national security legal experts as an attempt to politicize a career position. It comes just a few days before President Trump leaves office, and complicates the Biden administration’s options for immediately replacing him, former officials said. There have also been concerns about Ellis’s qualifications for the job, according to several people. One individual said those issues included the possibility that he was picked over candidates who scored higher during the interview process.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/the-nsa-is-moving-forward-to-install-michael-ellis-a-former-gop-operative-as-its-top-lawyer-the-agency-said-sunday/ar-BB1cPXtE?ocid=U452DHP&li=BBnb7Kz

[ProfessorGAC]

1. So, A Civil Service Job?

They mentioned civil service competition & scoring on the interview process. So, is this CS?
But, if this is a political gig, it's a non-story. He'll be gone in a week.

[Marthe48]

2. I bet trump played the Powerball and Mega Millions

and I'm surprised he didn't put somebody in those organizations

[2naSalit]

3. They will be removed, even if difficult sounding...

They were instrumental in the siege on the Capitol, they'll be arrested soon. Until then, I suspect they will be ignored by everyone else there.