Civil Rights Commission official proposes deep cuts

[The Straight Story]

Civil Rights Commission official proposes deep cuts
By Kimberly Palmer
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The staff director of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights proposed drastic measures to address the agency's budget shortfalls Friday, two days after the Government Accountability Office gave the commission a scathing review of its financial management.


Kenneth Marcus, who became staff director in December, suggested closing two of the commission's offices early in fiscal 2006, eliminating the positions of four employees, and forcing employees to take unpaid leave to make up for the remainder of the shortfall, which he estimated to be around $265,000 for fiscal 2005.


"The solutions will necessarily be painful ones," he said in a public meeting at the commission.


Last week, GAO reported that the commission lacked internal controls, failed to follow required contracting procedures, and didn't demonstrate how its spending supports its mission.

http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0405/041105k1.htm

[Nevernose]

1. 265 grand? What's that? One smart bomb?

[htuttle]

2. That's the BFEE Motus Operandi

Pay as much of the budget to crony contractors as you can, piss away the rest, then cut back services and staff to 'make up the shortfall'.

Didn't the Chicago mob run the same scam at one point, maybe back in the 1910's?

[Sanity Claws]

3. This is the Republican plan

They want to starve the government of funds for civil rights and similar things. Best way to starve the government of funds: war, war, and more war.