US State Department Lost Track of $6 Bln Under Hillary Clinton

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US State Department Lost Track of $6 Bln Under Hillary Clinton

WASHINGTON, April 7 (RIA Novosti) – The US State Department has misplaced and lost some $6 billion over the past six years, mainly during the tenure of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, according to a released Inspector General report, cited by FOX News.

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) reports the missing funds have uncovered vulnerabilities in the management of contract file documentation, which apparently had started before Clinton became the US Secretary of State in 2009.

“The failure to maintain contract files adequately creates significant financial risk and demonstrates a lack of internal control over the Department's contract actions,” said the management alert, originally sent on March 20 and released just this week.

Full story: http://en.ria.ru/world/20140407/189081032/US-State-Department-Lost-Track-of-6-Bln-Under-Hillary-Clinton.html

-- THE VOICE OF RUSSIA 2014-04-07

[Steely Dan]

What difference does it make?

[GentlemanJim]

So, they have identified a problem and are clever enough to work out a solution, just fix it. This is not corruption or negligence, just a systemic problem that needed identifying and fixing, the same thing that large companies should be striving to do daily.

[steven100]

Did they check in her bank account ?

[steven100]

Has she been taking lessons from Dick Cheney ... ?

[Asiantravel]

So, they have identified a problem and are clever enough to work out a solution, just fix it. This is not corruption or negligence, just a systemic problem that needed identifying and fixing, the same thing that large companies should be striving to do daily.

ha ha ! chalk and cheese Large companies have a reason to doing something about it because it affects their bottom line.

Governments have absolutely no incentive to fix it or even try to prevent it from happening in the first place because it's not their money it's YOURS !

And the sad part is it will just keep getting worse

" Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other. "

Ronald Reagan

[Scott]

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[kamahele]

So, Hillary is be blamed for something instituted under the previous administration. Why did it take so long to find? Oh, yeah, government project. Well that 6 billion pales in comparison with the cash bribed spread around Iraq and Afghanistan at least.

[Thaiready]

The money is in the same place as all the items they stole from the White House.....their pockets

[brianP]

There goes her presidency chance.

[impulse]

" Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other. "

Ronald Reagan

I love the way people quote the financial wit of the president who was probably most instrumental in pushing the country down the path to financial ruin by stoking the military industrial complex.

Reagan loaded the gun, W pulled the trigger. Presidents for the next century will be paying the bill. With our money, and the blood of our kids.

BTW, a drop in the bucket compared to past administrations. Notice the date.

Edited April 7, 2014 by impulse

[HUAHIN62]

Nothing compared to the armed forces that can't account for $ 1 trillion over the last 10 years.

[Asiantravel]

" Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other. "

Ronald Reagan

I love the way people quote the financial wit of the president who was probably most instrumental in pushing the country down the path to financial ruin by stoking the military industrial complex.

Reagan loaded the gun, W pulled the trigger. Presidents for the next century will be paying the bill. With our money, and the blood of our kids.

Oh yes, I mean the current administration has done so much to encourage frugality

Report: $4.5 Billion in Food Stamps Benefits Improperly Spent

http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/13289-report-$45-billion-in-food-stamps-benefits-improperly-spent

Edited April 7, 2014 by Asiantravel

[Basil B]

Just goes to prove what a load of B*** S*** the The Sarbanes-Oxley Act is.

[godden]

Got a job, nudge nudge, wink wink hill,

[marko kok prong]

check her hairdressing account

[rwhoov]

"cited by FOX News" Consider the source. We all know how "fair and balanced" they are...

[ggt]

Business as usual...

[Ace of Pop]

Never thought Hillarys Bum was that Big.

[BigSkip]

There goes her presidency chance.

I wish, it will be just like Benghazi and all the other crap He & Her did while He was in office

[rickirs]

"US State Department Lost track of $6 Bln Under Hillary Clinton." - No.

Under Secretary Hillary the State Department found that the State Department under Secretary Colin Powell had lost track of the funds during the Bush administration. That's a different read than what the title of the article states. It was well known now that during the Iraq invasion and establishment of an interim Iraq government by the US that pallets of hundred dollar bills were flown to Iraq and given to the new Iraq leadership handpicked by the Bush administration without any accounting at all. Furthermore, contrary to federal contracting laws requiring competitive bidding, the Bush administration hired former CEO Cheney's company Halliburton in sole source contracts to rebuild Iraq infrastructure costing billions of dollars, again without any audits of irs reimbursed expenses.

[Torrens54]

What difference does it make?

Quite a difference to her Presidential Campaign Fund! All America needs is an "Indifferent" President to follow the current Bungling Incompetent.

Vlad Putin would be laughing! Let alone Obama's mates in certain Arab countries.

[Scott]

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[Jingthing]

There goes her presidency chance.

Doubtful this will develop into any kind of damaging problem for President Clinton x2.

[umbanda]

From a film...a while ago....

"All the politicians are crooks"

"How you know that?"

"Easy....Why somebody will spend millions to get a job paying hundred thousands"

[soalbundy]

Sounds like Thailand and like Thailand i expect someone has found the money already

[Pinot]

The post is ridiculous. Of course there is no problem for Clinton because it is a non story.

[chuckd]

The post is ridiculous. Of course there is no problem for Clinton because it is a non story.

And it will remain a non-story because the liberal main stream media will ignore it.

That's what they do.

[Credo]

The OP says this ".....the missing funds have uncovered vulnerabilities in the management of contract file documentation, which apparently had started before Clinton became the US Secretary of State in 2009."

It might be a good idea to note the word before and that it has to do with the vulnerabilities in the management of contract file documentation. Probably not much to directly with Clinton.

....Sorry, I know that's not what you want to hear, but maybe Fox News can put a better spin on it for you.

[Thaiready]

The OP says this ".....the missing funds have uncovered vulnerabilities in the management of contract file documentation, which apparently had started before Clinton became the US Secretary of State in 2009."

It might be a good idea to note the word before and that it has to do with the vulnerabilities in the management of contract file documentation. Probably not much to directly with Clinton.

....Sorry, I know that's not what you want to hear, but maybe Fox News can put a better spin on it for you.

Sorry Liberal......UNDER CLINTON