Thursday, January 10, 2008
Got overdue bills? Check out the company you're in.
Well, if this isn't the funniest thing I've seen all year (in other words, in the last week and a half). The FBI lost wiretaps on hundreds of suspected criminals recently because the Bureau failed to pay its phone bills on time.
The bill for one field office alone totalled over $66,000 once late fees were tacked on. The FBI also lost $25,000 to theft by a crooked agent last year. The Bureau blames both embarrassing incidents on an "antiquated" bookkeeping system. They could probably afford to set up a better system, if only they could keep track of their money a little better.
Thirty thousand employees and they can't pay their phone bills on time any better than the average American household. Somehow, I find that frightening and comforting all at the same time.
The bill for one field office alone totalled over $66,000 once late fees were tacked on. The FBI also lost $25,000 to theft by a crooked agent last year. The Bureau blames both embarrassing incidents on an "antiquated" bookkeeping system. They could probably afford to set up a better system, if only they could keep track of their money a little better.
Thirty thousand employees and they can't pay their phone bills on time any better than the average American household. Somehow, I find that frightening and comforting all at the same time.
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