Apparently,
Porter Goss is making a mess of things at the CIA. In a front page story this morning, the Post reports that the deputy director of the Agency has resigned, and the deputy director of operations resigned but was begged to stay on and withheld his decision until Monday.
The root of the problem is apparently that Goss is abrasive, partisan and incompetent (surprise!)
"It's the worst roiling I've ever heard of," said one former senior official with knowledge of the events. "There's confusion throughout the ranks and an extraordinary loss of morale and incentive."
Current and retired senior managers have criticized Goss, former chairman of the House intelligence committee, for not interacting with senior managers and for giving [Goss' former Hill staffer Patrick] Murray too much authority over day-to-day operations. Murray was Goss's chief of staff on the intelligence committee.
The best quote from the story:
"I definitely think all this is disrupting people's work," one agency official said. "Everyone is waiting for the centipede to drop all his shoes."
I can only imagine what will happen when the canaries get upset enough to start singing...and I can barely wait.