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| Federal agency that broadcasts America's message had chronic security lapses, records show |
| 2022-03-23 |
| [JustTheNews] [JustTheNews] Biden administration quickly rehired senior officials dismissed on recommendation of career adjudicators, following investigation by outside law firm. The federal agency responsible for broadcasting America's message to the world routinely ignored security protocols "for at least a decade" while using the same visas intended for au pairs to hire foreign nationals as journalists, according to a report its first Senate-confirmed CEO sent investigators. A week before President Biden took office and immediately fired him, Michael Pack submitted a formal request to the State Department's Office of Inspector General for a full investigation of security, financial and other issues in the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), which Pack led for seven months. His report, and supporting materials, alleged that 1,500 of the agency's 4,000 workers had security clearance issues such as improper background checks. Pack's leadership team "learned that previous senior management had repeatedly failed to adhere to national security protocols and essential federal government personnel security practices for at least a decade," the report said. "The actions — and, in many cases, inactions — of the individuals responsible for producing this crisis placed U.S. national security in danger and imperiled USAGM's ability to fulfill its legal mandate of advancing U.S. foreign policy." Biden's new USAGM leadership quickly rehired senior officials dismissed on the recommendation of career adjudicators, following investigations by McGuireWoods, an outside law firm. Just the News has reviewed the official summaries of the law firm’s investigation, which were recently submitted by Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.) into the Congressional Record along with Pack's Jan. 14, 2021 letter. Perry told Just the News Not Noise Tuesday that he "legally" obtained those materials after the agency refused to share them. USAGM then told him "you don't have all of it" and refused to provide the rest. "American taxpayers have paid for this," Perry said. "This is corruption at the highest level," including an employee subsequently convicted of embezzling. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #3 claiming Zelensky wants to start World War III That's not a "claim." The man keeps dropping this phrase again and again, says it everywhere he goes. He even told Lester Holt, "World War III has already started." |
| Posted by: Lampedusa Creating4532 2022-03-23 13:48 |
| #2 Swamp is going to swamp. |
| Posted by: Chealing Chomotle4158 2022-03-23 13:43 |