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"The Inspector General’s report indicated the agency’s oversight of passport files had “many control weaknesses including a general lack of policies, procedures, guidance, and training'. The agency was also criticized for having no standardized response or disciplinary process for employees who breach personal files."
Uh. How can I add to that?
Oh, yeah... planning for new projects and documentation of past projects could use a lot of work too. But in those things that seems to be just how things are done at the fed level (with some exceptions in the military... planes, helicopters and munitions don't tend to work too well, or at all without planning and documentation).
"Alan Aviles, the president of the Health and Hospital Corp., had already announced that six hospital employees, including staff members who oversee patient care and security, face disciplinary action for their lack of response. Two of the employees were fired, while four unionized staff members must go through termination proceedings."
One has to ask (don't we?) who is being served by these public and quasi-public institutions the patients (in this case, fliers, students, utility company customers, etc. in other cases) or the unions?
Now, according to Forbes, an Ask.com spokesperson says that “reports of the site becoming oriented towards older women are false and were fueled by an erroneous Associated Press article that has since been changed"*. According to Forbes, “even though the company plans on building on this user base it isn’t going to abandon other users in pursuit of it.”
What a farce!
"LAS VEGAS (AP) - Nearly 40,000 people learned this week that a trip to the doctor may have made them sick. In a type of scandal more often associated with Third World countries, a Las Vegas clinic was found to be reusing syringes and vials of medication for nearly four years. The shoddy practices may have led to an outbreak of the potentially fatal hepatitis C virus and exposed patients to HIV, too.
The discovery led to the biggest public health notification operation in U.S. history, brought demands for investigations and caused scores of lawyers to seek out patients at risk for infections."
"The leader of a shark tour whose customer was mauled to death Saturday was warned that his practice of allowing people to swim close to hungry sharks could lead to tragedy, a colleague said."
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