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DC Fires Tech Contractors, Puts Employees On Leave

Posted by Soulskill on from the stirring-the-pot dept.

theodp writes "After Gov. Tim Kaine intervened on his behalf, Vivek Kundra was quietly reinstated to his Federal CIO post on Tuesday after a brief leave following an FBI raid on Kundra's former DC office (Kundra was not implicated). Now, the Washington Post reports that the City of DC plans to fire 23 Technology Office contractors and place 4 employees on leave in the aftermath of the arrests of a Security manager and contractor on bribery charges last week. Another government employee has since been arrested for his role in the scam, and the mayor has promised that the tech office will undergo a 'full and formal review.'"

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  1. Parent isn't flamebait by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    We've got four basic possibilities here:

    1. Kundra was actively involved in the fraud.
    2. Kundra knew about the fraud and did nothing about it.
    3. Kundra didn't know about the fraud.
    4. Kundra knew about the fraud and reported it to police.

    We know the fourth isn't true - the investigation was started when they tried to bribe a contractor.

    The first two mean that Kundra is corrupt and not fit for office. The third means that Kundra is incompetent and not fit for office.

    Since we've eliminated the fourth possibility, all the remaining possibilities mean that Kundra is not fit for office.