Interior tries to set things right after scanda(might fire employees in oil scandal)

[maddezmom]

Source: AP

WASHINGTON - Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne told Congress Thursday he is considering firing employees in his department's oil royalties office who investigators say were receiving lavish gifts, partying and having sexual relationships with oil company officials.

Kempthorne also told a House panel that he would appoint an attorney-adviser to watch over ethics in the Denver office at the center of the scandal. The office is responsible for marketing billions of dollars worth of oil and natural gas that energy companies barter to the government in lieu of cash royalty payments for drilling on federal lands, a program known as Royalty-In-Kind.

"I can assure the committee that this process will be completed as swiftly as possible, and we will examine the full spectrum of disciplinary actions, including termination," said Kempthorne, who said he was outraged by employees' abuse of the public's trust. Kempthorne said he was also considering random drug testing for employees. The Royalty-In-Kind program employees were not subject to drug testing, Kempthorne said.



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[radfringe]

1. ahhh yes, the Lewd and Crude scandal...

heckava job

[Indenturedebtor]

2. Considering? CONSIDERING?!?!?

We should be considering hanging them as traitors. Firing them immediately and making sure that they don't leave the country should be step #1.

[Sodbuster]

3. Only considering? Maybe they need a Blue Ribbon Panel to investigate.

Heckuva job Dirkie...

[happygoluckytoyou]

4. hey you think before i fire you...... I COULD GET A GOODBYE QUICKY NOONER THING

[Piewhacket]

5. Where the F is the justice department.?

This isn't white collar crime,
This is corruption, bribery, and theft of government funds.
This is a CRIMINAL matter, not some 'personnel' sillyness.

'Possible' termination???
Where the f* is the Justice Depatment, recovering from a
drunken whack-out in Minneapolis-St Paul??

Someone set up a card deck of republi-scum...
and put the AG in as the jack of naves.