Time to clean up the federal bureaucracy

The VA, military hospital, BATF, CDC and IRS scandals have recently re-confirmed the need for some get-tough changes in the federal bureaucracy.  Of course, this is nothing new.  There are too  many political hacks in high positions,   too many subcultures of secrecy and cover-ups, too many politicians courting the votes of federal workers, etc.  However, we should not lose sight of the fact that there are many honest, hard-working dedicated employees in the federal system. We need to get serious about this.  Congress needs to authorize an independent committee of people with integrity to study the problem and make recommendations. I emphasize the "people with integrity" requirement.