A top House Republican is taking a hard look at a program in the Bureau of Engraving and Printing that would give hundreds of senior employees $75 gift cards in exchange for their printers, which the government already owns.
First of all. . .WTF !?!!! Ok. . .Ok. . . Ok. . . So, your saying that a government bureaucrat came up with the brain twister of an idea to pay employees $75 of your and my bucks (about $40,000 total) so they would give up the printer that YOU AND I BOUGHT in the first place. Oh and this is a real brain warper, these computer printers have not been stolen or mis-placed. . . they are sitting on the employees desk.
So, in other words, this toad wants to pay these employees to simply relinquish the printer and use a network printer instead.
OMG!!! Are you freakin' kidding me?!??
How about this, A memorandum that states “All employees will now turn in the printer on their desk and use a network printer. How about that! I bet that would cost less than $40,000 bucks.
Here, this is the kicker, this clown came up with this incredibly bright idea because he wanted to save money. These are the people we have in charge.
“Angry employees at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing say the cash-strapped agency is giving taxpayer money to government employees to return government printers. At least 534 mostly senior bureau employees have individual printers to ensure that sensitive documents -- related mostly to personnel issues -- don't end up in the wrong hands. But now the agency wants them back and plans to give employees a $75 gift card to turn them over.”
“Angry employees at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing say the cash-strapped agency is giving taxpayer money to government employees to return government printers. At least 534 mostly senior bureau employees have individual printers to ensure that sensitive documents -- related mostly to personnel issues -- don't end up in the wrong hands. But now the agency wants them back and plans to give employees a $75 gift card to turn them over.”
Maybe when you print money all day, it becomes easier to spend.
In his letter to Director Larry Felix, Congressman Issa writes "I'm going to need your assistance in helping me understand why your agency needs to spend in excess of $40,000 to recover its own property,"
The Washington Post reported that the bureau created the incentive program because it wanted to cut down on printer use to save money.
The article said at least 534 employees have individual printers. The gift cards were offered as a way to induce those who might otherwise be possessive about the printers to give them up and use a network printer.
But Issa questioned the logic in that.
Bureau spokeswoman Claudia Dickens told FoxNews.com that the bureau would respond to Issa but offered no explanation for the incentive program.
"We are researching it and preparing a response," she said. "I can't say anything about it at this point."
In his letter to Director Larry Felix, Congressman Issa writes "I'm going to need your assistance in helping me understand why your agency needs to spend in excess of $40,000 to recover its own property,"
Oh, Did I already mention that the government already owns these printers?
The article said at least 534 employees have individual printers. The gift cards were offered as a way to induce those who might otherwise be possessive about the printers to give them up and use a network printer.
But Issa questioned the logic in that.
Bureau spokeswoman Claudia Dickens told FoxNews.com that the bureau would respond to Issa but offered no explanation for the incentive program.
"We are researching it and preparing a response," she said. "I can't say anything about it at this point."
Researching??? What??? What research. What is the deal. You either did this or you did not. What is the freaking deal here!
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Read the letter here: Congressman Issa's Letter to the bureau chief.
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Read the letter here: Congressman Issa's Letter to the bureau chief.
