Wednesday, April 20, 2005

More TSA Troubles

CNN reports wasteful spending at the Transportation Security Administration that may indicate willful fraud and deliberate attempts to deceive auditors.
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A Transportation Security Administration official spent $500,000 on art, silk plants and other decorations for a new operations center and then went to work for the vendor after leaving the agency, according to a report from the Department of Homeland Security's inspector general.
Uniformed TSA screeners will recognize the result of a management culture at TSA that worships the principle of R.H.I.P. - Rank Hath Its Privileges.

Via Captain's Quarters.