White House: "We expect" Hong Kong to comply with Snowden extradition

[MADem]

45. I agree that we have been pennywise and pound foolish regarding our IT hiring.

And I also agree that one shouldn't assume that the people who make the tools are somehow stupider than the people who use them.

I would support all of the changes you propose, and I also think that we should prioritize and encourage capable citizens to pursue a career in IT, with the assurance that they won't get tossed under the bus halfway through their career track.

I would, however--boy geniuses notwithstanding--require that anyone entering in that line of work demonstrate the stick-to-it-iveness to complete a high school diploma. It is an indicator of workplace success (of the people who drop out of military service and fail to complete a single enlistment, the "non-high-school grads" lead the parade).

I'd also stop outsourcing ENTNACs, NACs, and higher security clearances. It's too easy to fuck up, otherwise.