This is exactly how things need to be done. Eliminating agencies that are no longer worth the expense. Where the work is redundant and can be accomplished by other agencies or technology. A major agency has not been eliminated since WW2. This is revolutionary. And the best part? Nobody gets fired. People either get retired or absorbed into other agencies until they are retired. For the my democratic friends who have suddenly become deficit hawks, this is great news!
When Trump is finally out of office and the stench has simmered down a bit, I hope we are able to undo or re-establish everything that trump perpetrated or destroyed.
Consistency is critical, especially at high levels of government. Interrupting that consistency, no doubt for some nefarious reason, has Trump written all over it.
When I worked for the DOD it was the DOD that did security clearance investigations and approvals. So moving other agencies clearances there wouldn’t decentralize it, it would more likely centralize it I didn’t even know OPM did that.
Earlier this month I was fortunate enough to be granted a tour of the Pentagon. What an amazing place! Full some of the best and brightest people I have ever met. I’m sure they can pull this off.