The supply of nuclear weapons can seem endless. Remember the story in the Gospel of John from the Bible’s New Testament about the first miracle of Jesus Christ? To refresh your memory, […]
Nuclear weapons are like the wedding at Cana
GAO: U.S. government’s checkbook still too screwed up to audit
Consider the continual political warfare among tea partiers, Democrats, Republicans, President Obama, members of Congress, and anyone else with a media megaphone over size of the deficit run up by the American […]
The government’s checkbook too screwed up to audit, says GAO
You know the company’s in trouble when the auditor tells the company that its bookkeeper can’t manage the company’s finances, reconcile balance sheets among different departments, or prepare credible financial statements. And […]
Nota Bene #108: Mm-mm, Time for Pi
“If in the first act you have hung a pistol on the wall, then in the following one it should be fired. Otherwise don’t put it there.” Who said it?
EPA violations by Executive Recyling unclear
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has accused Executive Recycling (ER) of Englewood, Colorado of violations of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations regarding electronics waste (e-waste). As a result of the GAO report, […]
Executive Recycling responses to 60 Minutes
A couple of days ago I posted a 60 Minutes segment that shows how illegal e-waste recycling work, with Colorado-based Executive Recycling (ER) as exhibit A. ER has since posted two responses […]
Presidential passport breach: Why do contractors have easy access to sensitive data?
By Martin Bosworth The accessing of private passport-based travel data of all three Presidential candidates by contractors working for the State Department has finally galvanized Capitol Hill to address the issue of […]
SBInet's Project 28 behind schedule and over budget
Radar towers with automatic video cameras for target identification. Seismic sensors to detect and differentiate human footfalls from cattle and smugglers from border patrol agents. Satellite phones to communicate outside of cell […]
No ethics? Can't count? You can work for the U.S. government
News flash! Unethical behavior reported at the highest levels! Financial ineptitude runs amok! Stop the presses! Welcome to today’s diet of bad and more bad government. Let’s begin with the main course: […]
