This is a helpful analysis but it seems to miss the broader issue, which is that this administration will use DFC exclusively to accomplish its own political and ideological objectives, not for meaningful development or economic growth.
Glad to see you highlight how foreign policy and international development priorities can be aligned! Do you see any situations where they might not be?
Factually incorrect in a few spots. E.g., DFC can’t hire ‘outside’ federal government scales and limits. AD hiring simply means bypassing the competitive service and those jobs usually end with an administration transition.
This is a helpful analysis but it seems to miss the broader issue, which is that this administration will use DFC exclusively to accomplish its own political and ideological objectives, not for meaningful development or economic growth.
Glad to see you highlight how foreign policy and international development priorities can be aligned! Do you see any situations where they might not be?
Some issues here.
Factually incorrect in a few spots. E.g., DFC can’t hire ‘outside’ federal government scales and limits. AD hiring simply means bypassing the competitive service and those jobs usually end with an administration transition.