key point -
“While it will be difficult to fire Mr. Ellis under Civil Service rules, the Biden administration could easily reassign him to another, less important post.”
It is beyond absurd to place this inadequately qualified & inexperienced individual into the position of general counsel for this organization - to say nothing of his very clear questionable ethical history .
He received his Law Degree in June of 2011 at age 26 … Now he is 35 & has held the title of “Lawyer” for a bit more than 9 years - but with a Hodge-podge of job responsibilities … so, he has scant expertise in any particular area - other that how to make inappropriate disclosures!
Fundamentally - he is woefully unprepared to handle the responsibilities of this position:
NSA OGC employs over 100 attorneys, who function in a manner comparable to corporate in-house counsel. The office’s structure, however, has been adapted to the operations of an intelligence agency. For example, OGC provides legal advice on a wide array of legal topics, including intelligence operations, procurement, research and development, information security, environmental law, patents, telecommunications, security matters, legislation, employment and personnel issues, and ethics. OGC attorneys also protect NSA interests in litigation involving NSA activities, personnel, and information.