The Competence of Government

An Inspector General report from 5 March reveals the amazing longevity of the American people...

There are over 6.5 Million people in the Social Security Administration database born prior to June 16, 1901.  They also found several thousand people born before the Civil War.

Even better, they're active... between 2008 and 2011 the SSA received 4,024 E-Verify requests for people born prior to 1901 as well.

IRS IG Audit

Mo' Government, Mo' Better

Isn't that Convenient

18 Minutes

of missing audio brought down the Nixon administration.

28 Months

of email are what the Obama administration claims it lost in relation to the IRS targeting investigation.

The emails lost are those between Lois Lerner and the White House, Justice Department, Treasury Department, Federal Elections Commission, Democratic Congressional Offices, and outside parties.

In the Nixon case, White House lawyers didn't turn the subpoenaed tapes for more than a week after they knew that 18 minutes were missing.

In the Lerner case, the IRS didn't turn over the subpoenaed emails for more than a year, and now claim more than two years worth of data is missing. 

Isn't that Convenient?

"Relevant Subject in Todays Media"

 

IRS FOIA Requests 

Reveal coordination between Cincinnati office and Washington in politically targeted scrutiny of 501(c) applications under prompting and pressure from Sen Carl Levin D-Michigan:

EOT is working the Tea party applications in coordination with Cincy. We are developing a few applications here in DC and providing copies of our development letters with the agent to use as examples in the development of their cases. Chip Hull [another lawyer in IRS headquarters] is working these cases in EOT and working with the agent in Cincy, so any communication should include him as well. Because the Tea party applications are the subject of an SCR [Sensitive Case Report], we cannot resolve any of the cases without coordinating with Rob.

Link to FOIA documents