Ever wonder what happens to public servants who perform poorly or unethically?

The Unintended Consequences of the "soft landing"

I spent a couple years of my life as Chief Counsel in a federal agency at the top of the organization. I spent about one-third of my time addressing and analyzing government employee ethics questions. So it is particularly galling to me when federal employees fail to consult with their ethics officer in the Chief Counsel’s office or others turn the othe…