Showing posts with label bureaucracy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bureaucracy. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

TSA Agent Caught on Camera Stealing iPad


Beware the thieving TSA agent at your local airport this travel season.

Brian Ross at ABC News reports 381 TSA employees have been fired for stealing the property of airline passengers.  One in Orlando was caught on tape stealing an iPad and lying on camera about the crime.  

Video below...




Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Humpday Humor: IRS Unaware of File Back-Up Services


Email exchanges for at least seven IRS employees are lost because of habitual computer crashes at the agency.  To investigate the unfortunate situation the U.S. has spent $10,000,000.

The money quote from the news item:

IRS technicians went to great lengths trying to recover data from Lerner's computer in 2011.  Technicians said they sent the computer to a forensic lab run by the agency's criminal investigations unit. But to no avail.

Message to the IRS: File back-up services exist.    

Story from the AP 

Saturday, April 12, 2014

Economic Freedom for Food Trucks?

David Lazarus issues a warning about food truck safety in the Los Angeles Times:
If you dine alfresco in L.A. County, you're taking your chances.
Lazarus has spotted a problem.  A couple bought hot dogs from a food truck and came down with stomach issues.

That's two people with stomach problems.

How many food trucks are there in Los Angeles? 3,200.    

Thankfully Lazarus has found a solution to this perceived problem.  It has something to do with the people calling themselves "Department of Public Health" increasing the number of food inspections.

Alas, Mr. Lazarus himself admits that these very same people are part of a "bureaucratic kudzu".

Why would he have faith in them to break out of their messy bureaucracy and become the market leader in food safety inspections?