Attrition by Fear at BBG
It is not likely that the Congress will pass President Obama’s budget with the insane Broadcasting Board of Governors’ proposal to end Voice of America radio to Tibet and to eliminate or make largely ineffective other VOA services, including English. BBG Watch sources inside BBG believe that International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) executives are pursuing another strategy: to get rid of as many Federal employees as possible using fear of RIFs and other subtle and less subtle intimidation tactics. This is what one inside source has sent us: Attrition by Fear “According to several sources inside the Agency, one question apparently is having trouble finding an answer: