Political Sewage Problem in DC.

I am back from some forced medical downtime and catching up on news. I saw a report out of Washington, DC: what’s being described as a historic—possibly the largest—sewage spill in U.S. history. And then you hear a senior DC Water leader talking less about operations, infrastructure, and service delivery, and more about making leadership “look like” the workforce and community. Here’s the issue: essential services are not a DEI branding exercise. Water and wastewater systems are core public safety infrastructure. These infrastructures require competence, operational discipline, risk management, and accountability to keep communities safe and functional. When leadership openly signals that optics and ideology are guiding executive selection and operations, the public has every right (actually the duty) to ask whether performance and readiness are being prioritized. In this video, I review the danger and stupidity of the DEI approach taken in mission-critical utilities - performance and outcomes, not appearances, should be the standard. If the nation’s capital can’t execute basic infrastructure responsibilities, what does that say about the state of our government on a broader basis?

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About the Host: Chris Piehota is a former FBI Supervisory Special Agent and trusted national security expert who provides rare insider insight into FBI matters, law enforcement and intelligence operations, and America’s evolving security challenges. With decades of experience in counterterrorism, law enforcement leadership, and crisis response, he offers clear, candid perspectives on government and the future of US national security. Chris, a US Air Force veteran, is the author of "Wanted: The FBI I Once Knew", a personal view of what the FBI should be for the American people. Chris currently serves as a subject matter expert/consultant regarding complex security practices, risk mitigation, and leadership concepts.

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