History Matters and Little Facts

  International trade is not a difficult concept to understand, especially when it comes to the fact that this helps the prosperity of the nation. That is a key area for the Department of Commerce, which is done through the International Trade Administration. The ITA, it seems, does not do the job it was created for, the exact opposite in fact. Even worse, the backlog is at ten years. On top of all of that, the agency has been proven to be playing favorites with whom they help. Audit Findings Here, via the Commerce OIG report , is the scale of how bad the ITA has become. “Although past and current administrations have prioritized opening foreign markets and reducing trade barriers, our review of ITA’s management of trade barrier cases found that ITA is not adequately addressing the needs of U.S. companies. Specifically, ITA does not strategically manage cases to achieve the Administration’s and the Department’s strategic goals. We found that case contributors manage their cas...

  It would seem that yet another agency of the government is impeding progress, this time the Federal Aviation Administration is the offender. The technology is vertical take off and landing craft for civilian use, which could revolutionize transportation and logistics. Basically, these are flying cars more than they would be helicopters. This would allow many changes in the way traffic patterns happen, which could alleviate many traffic jam issues and aide in medical emergencies. Yet, we have a federal agency unable to get their act together to allow the innovation. Government Findings Here, via the Department of Transportation OIG report , is the findings. “ Regulatory, management, and communication issues hindered FAA’s progress in certifying AAM aircraft, and challenges remain. Given their unique features, AAM aircraft do not fully fit into FAA’s existing airworthiness standards. For over 4 years, FAA made limited progress in determining which certification path to use. One ...

  It keeps being proven that DEI is a waste of money and is of dubious logic, but the Department of Interior DEI office went above and beyond to prove both. They decided the law was something to make up and just created their own little world. The Interior Inspector General found that this was done for three years, with the DEI department working to make sure that they would not be discovered by the Equal Employment Commission. Three Years Here via the Department of Interior OIG report , is what was happening in the Interior DEI office. “We investigated an allegation that a former Director (Director) of the Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Civil Rights (ODICR) issued final agency decisions (FADs) containing unsupportable findings of discrimination. We also investigated an allegation that the Director, another former senior official with ODICR (Acting Director), and the former Director of ODICR’s Adjudication, Compliance & Equity Division (Division Director) backdated or...

  It would seem that the Department of Interior is quickly becoming a place where scammers are comfortable, as will be shown. The tax dollars from hard working Americans are not being managed correctly, nor is the employment and contract management handling their jobs correctly. People need to be made aware of this fact, as this means millions are going for criminal purposes. If this has been found, there could be far more hidden instances with smarter criminals. Budget Analyst Here, via a Department of OIG report , is what one budget analyst did. “We substantiated that, from May 2020 to June 2021, Robinson embezzled at least $56,000 from the FWS when she used her Government travel and purchase cards to make a series of personal purchases. We also found that Robinson altered her monthly Government travel and purchase statements by removing the personal transactions and totals in an attempt to conceal the thefts. She then digitally certified the statements and provided them to he...