Of course, they can’t get rid of him yet (one way or the other), and so they’ll keep him on the pay roll, assign him a cubicle, but not give him any actual job to do except for counting paperclips.
the State Department said Hicks was not removed from Libya as a result of the statements he has made about the Benghazi attacks and is working on reassigning him.
Welcome to your new post in Antarctica Mr. Hicks