AOL News has been reporting on the Congressional hearings for Condoleeza Rice's nomination for Secretary of State, which has kept me thoroughly amused as every time I log into my AOL account, I see Condi's face, alternately scowling (presumably when some meany Democrat Congressman asks her a question she doesn't like) or smiling (when general approval shines down on her from the majority). It's been amusing watching what has seemed like an up-to-date report on Condoleeza's mood.
This article was interesting/disturbing:
Looking at the personnel of eight federal agencies chosen at random, the GAO found that 463 employees showed up on the enrollment records of just three unaccredited schools. (It actually looked at four colleges, but only three responded to its request for information and only two fully cooperated.) This was merely a sampling of the dozens of mills operating nationwide, not an exhaustive audit; given the limited nature of the GAO's investigation, the true number of federal employees who are academically unqualified to fill the positions they hold could be in the thousands.
Agencies tasked with defending America from terrorism were among the top employers of workers with phony diplomas identified by the GAO. The Department of Defense employs 257 of them. Transportation has 17. Justice has 13; Homeland Security, 12; Treasury, eight.
Also interesting is that whoever edited this piece let this gorgeous bit of irony slip into the final sentence:
The American people need to know that the best-qualified workers are running the war on terrorism, not a bunch of hacks and cheats.
Yes. Yes we do.
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