There isn't enough government to oversee what it spends! Federal government is TOO BIG ! It spends too much. Cut the size of government, cut spending !

[PHILIP SCHNEIDER]

The CDC (center for disease control) can't even keep track of millions of dollars worth of their needed equipment.

Audit Reveals That CDC Misplaced Millions Of Dollars Worth Of Equipment

January 3, 2011 by Personal Liberty News Desk 

Government auditors revealed this week that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lost or misplaced more than $8 million in property in
2007.

According to media reports, the report was filed last week by the inspector general for the Department of Health and Human
Services, which is the agency overseeing the CDC. In 2007, auditors
checked on 200 randomly selected items and found that 15 were lost or
not inventoried. Among the missing equipment was an $1.8 million hard
disk drive and a $978,000 video conferencing system.

The Associated Press reported that CDC Director Thomas Frieden agreed with the report's
conclusions, but said that better controls have since been implemented.
On Dec. 29, a spokeswoman for the CDC told the media outlet that all
but four of the missing items from the 2007 audit — including the two
most expensive pieces — had since been recovered.

The watchdog group Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) criticized the agency
for its lack of diligence on the taxpayer's dime.

"It's just a good thing they haven't lost any diseases," CAGW president Tom Schatz told the AP.

The Hill reported that the CDC was cited for sloppy record keeping in a 1995
audit as well. The latest examination was requested by Congress,
according to the news source.

 

What a mess, and it's OUR tax money!