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Eugene

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Thu Feb 6, 2025, 08:16 AM Feb 6

Office of Personnel Management CFO, who manages more than $1 trillion in funds, pushed out of role

Source: CNN

Office of Personnel Management CFO, who manages more than $1 trillion in funds, pushed out of role

By Hadas Gold, CNN
4 minute read
Updated 10:55 PM EST, Wed February 5, 2025

(CNN) — The Office of Personnel Management’s chief financial officer, who manages more than $1 trillion in funds, was pushed out this week, two sources with knowledge of the situation told CNN.

Her departure is the latest in a series of top career officials who have been removed from their jobs atop federal agencies by President Donald Trump’s political appointees working in coordination with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency effort.

The CFO, Erica Roach, was asked last week in a meeting with a Trump political appointee if she was someone they could “trust” and if she was “loyal,” according to one of the sources.

The source said Roach responded that she “always” does “the right thing.” Roach was not given a reason for why she was removed from her role but rather offered another position that would have been a demotion, the source said. She chose to resign instead.

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Read more: https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/05/politics/office-of-personnel-management-cfo-departure/index.html

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Office of Personnel Management CFO, who manages more than $1 trillion in funds, pushed out of role (Original Post) Eugene Feb 6 OP
In a coup or invasion, you always get rid of the power figures and bureaucrats right away. Irish_Dem Feb 6 #1
It's also right out of the Orban playbook... Wuddles440 Feb 6 #2
Yes this is the Russian/Chinese plan. Irish_Dem Feb 6 #4
Maybe Trumpf will bring back ex-CFO Allen Weisselberg to keep the books straight at OPM. C0RI0LANUS Feb 6 #3

Irish_Dem

(68,379 posts)
1. In a coup or invasion, you always get rid of the power figures and bureaucrats right away.
Thu Feb 6, 2025, 08:20 AM
Feb 6

This is standard and what Putin tried to do in Ukraine but failed.
And exactly what China will do when it invades Taiwan.

I must admit, the invasion of the US is going better than expected.

Wuddles440

(1,676 posts)
2. It's also right out of the Orban playbook...
Thu Feb 6, 2025, 10:35 AM
Feb 6

although it took him a little longer than the blitzkrieg we are now experiencing with President Mump.

Irish_Dem

(68,379 posts)
4. Yes this is the Russian/Chinese plan.
Thu Feb 6, 2025, 01:24 PM
Feb 6

Putin had planned on three days to take Ukraine.
When Xi invades Taiwan that is his plan as well.
All done in a couple of days.

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