West Virgnia Auditor Finds Cisco Router Purchase Not Performed Legally

Posted by Unknown on Tuesday February 26, 2013 @01:04AM from the plan-for-success dept.

coondoggie writes "West Virginia wasted millions in federal grant money when it purchased 1,164 Cisco routers for $24 million in 2010, a state audit concluded. A report issued this month by the West Virginia Legislative Auditor found the state used a 'legally unauthorized purchasing process' when awarding the router contract, paid for with federal stimulus funds, to Cisco. The auditor also found Cisco 'showed a wanton indifference to the interests of the public' in recommending the investment in its model 3945 branch routers, the majority of which were 'oversized' for the requirements of the state agencies using them, the report (PDF) stated."

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Isn't waste the whole point of grants and stimuli? by PolygamousRanchKid+ · 2013-02-26 01:19 · Score: 1, Flamebait

Spending someone else's money on something they can't afford themselves, and don't really need anyway, in the name of fixing the economy . . . ?

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