The office in charge of overseeing employment practices of the Executive is a complete mess.

We noted last week that Office of Special Counsel Deputy James Byrne was resigning from his office to protest the way the OSC has been managed by its embattled chief Scott Bloch. Today, CongressDaily AM ($) reports that it has obtained a copy of Byrne's resignation letter.

"Upon my departure, I am obligated to note that the mission, independence and very existence of the Office of Special Counsel are -- and shall remain -- at risk unless and until this agency is afforded a presidentially-appointed, senate-confirmed leader who is capable of putting OSC's mission and OSC's people ahead of political agendas and personal vendettas," Byrne wrote.

CongressDaily's story also goes on to note that morale in the office has been drained and OSC employees are rebelling against Bloch. The story also indicates that other White House agencies are ignoring requests from Bloch's office, which oversees the Executive, to cooperate with investigations, because Bloch's credibility is completely shot.

And, In a letter urging White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten to fire Bloch, Project on Government Oversight details how Bloch's conduct is hampering his staff's ability to function as an organization:

• Witnesses who are being requested to provide evidence of wrongdoing against Bloch are still supervised by Bloch.
• Bloch's attorney may depose employees, further hindering staff to effectively communicate with their boss.
• Congress is refusing to move OSC's reauthorization legislation until Bloch resigns or is fired