Foreign service group calls for ouster of State Dept IG.
Foreign service group calls for ouster of State Dept IG.
Last week, allegations surfaced that State Department Inspector General Howard Krongard had “repeatedly interfered with on-going investigations to protect the State Department and the White House from political embarrassment.” Now, the American Foreign Service Adminstration wants Krongard gone:
The worse-case scenario in corruption is when it endangers lives. The worse-case scenario in public service is when the watchdog becomes the suspected violator. Both of these allegations have been leveled against Mr. Krongard. As long as he maintains day-to-day control, his office’s ability to do its vital job with full credibility will be compromised. He should step down until the allegations are resolved one way or another.
Krongard is one of at least four IGs currently under investigation for “waste, fraud and abuse.”
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what? wasteful corrupt govt? i dont believe it.
September 24th, 2007 at 9:42 pmIneptitude in a public servant? His corruption endangers lives? He is under investigation for waste, fraud, and abuse?
Perfect!
That
cronyman is perfectly qualified for the job!Quick, Mr. President, give the man a raise!
/sarcasm off
September 24th, 2007 at 9:42 pmSo, like that will happen. It isn’t even on the news. Who the hell is Krongard?
/sarcasm off
Peace! Please?
September 24th, 2007 at 9:51 pmKrongard – the next Bushie sychphant to go! Now let’s hold him to criminal charges for breaking existing laws to boot.
September 24th, 2007 at 10:04 pmgeez. that’s bad. if they wanted to fix that, they should let corporations run it instead, ’cause a troll named ron told me that companies are more efficient than government agencies.
too bad ken lay is allegedly dead, or he could really show them how to bollocks things up efficiently.
September 25th, 2007 at 1:36 amtoo bad ken lay is allegedly dead, or he could really show them how to bollocks things up efficiently.
Comment by tombaker — September 25, 2007 @ 1:36 am
That’s ok.
They still have Blackwater, that smuggled weapons into Iraq, and has been involved in random shootings against Iraqi civilians. Or Halliburton, that overcharged the US government for its services, and sold tainted water to the troops stationed in Iraq. Or Parsons, whose “reconstruction” was so shoddy that human feces dripped from the ceilings of the Police Academy.
Yeah, any of these people can show them how to really make a load of bollocks…
September 25th, 2007 at 1:55 amtoo bad ken lay is allegedly dead,…
Comment by tombaker
“Allegedly”: that’s a good point. Did anyone actually see him in a open casket ? He didn’t “die” a traumatic death, so why no viewing ?
∞
September 25th, 2007 at 2:17 amNever set a watchdog to guard your bone pile!
September 25th, 2007 at 6:44 amI think it should say “American Foreign Service Association” rather than “American Foreign Service Administration“.
September 25th, 2007 at 9:41 am