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The fact that a government bureaucracy detected fraud/waste in just one year is amazing.

• truffdog 5y ago
  The Mormons run a tight ship
  • ghostbrainalpha 5y ago
    Except with catching serial killers or pedophiles. Then its pretty fair to call us naïve.
• mumblemumble 5y ago
  My experience from working on the contractor side, and some friends' experience from working on the government side, is that the people on the ground are generally aware of it almost immediately. The real problem is that, oftentimes, rules that legislators have imposed with an ostensible purpose of preventing fraud and waste ironically make it almost impossible for anyone who cares and is close to the problem to do anything about it. In short, this idea that public servants are ineffective has become a self-fulfilling prophecy. But it's also a meme that is incredibly convenient for legislators and lobbyists, because it's so easy for them to co-opt for their own gain.
  • Bukhmanizer 5y ago
    > this idea that public servants are ineffective has become a self-fulfilling prophecy This is spot on and something I’ve also felt when working close to government.