The Labor Department and government auditors are at odds over whether officials followed procurement laws in awarding millions of dollars in federal job-training grants. The department's Office of Inspector General (OIG) found in a recent report that labor officials have awarded dozens of grants totaling nearly $60 million in which they could not document that the department followed contracting rules. (Washington Times, Friday, Nov. 9)
“Lack of oversight” on a government operation? Shocking!
FEE Timely Classic
Federal Job Training: Road to Nowhere by James Bovard