Outsourced passports netting govt. profits, risking national security

The Washington Times ^ | March 26, 2008 | Bill Gertz

[moderatewolverine]

Oh well that's just excellent to hear.

[1rudeboy]

Why should the Goverment Printing Office be booking a profit from the State Department? Is it like the U.S. Mint?

[moderatewolverine]

I don’t think they should be...isn’t that some sort of conflict of interest?

[Wolfie]

And it’s not like the State Department has their own money. In the end, they’re just gouging us taxpayers.

[1rudeboy]

I just read the full article. It is only supposed to “cover costs” (including costs of expansion). But that’s it.

[tueffelhunden]

We need a change in government from the top down. This is out of control.

[lula]

I was just going to say companies who outsource do so because of greed and we should boycott them. Then to find out the Government is also doing it. With something as sensitive as passports in time of war and terrorism it's just irresponsible. We're FUBR.

[purpleraine]

More madness with our tax dollars.

[levotb]

More insanity from the Bush Administration out for a buck and to make the Little Red Devils even more powerful than they are...And I thought that Clinton’s Loral deal was dangerous to our national security...

[pnh102]

I was just going to say companies who outsource do so because of greed and we should boycott them. Then to find out the Government is also doing it.

Sadly, government is the only true monopoly ... unless some elected official does something about this (which they won't), we are all screwed.

With something as sensitive as passports in time of war and terrorism it's just irresponsible.

Aren't US Border Patrol uniforms made in Mexico?

[King of Florida]

Completely unacceptable. Rather than limiting big government, all Bush and his cronies have done is inject it with staggering levels of incompetence.

[pandoraou812]

More madness. Shaking my head again...

[lula]

You're right. Even better, where are our military uniforms being made?

[lula]

The “staggering levels of incompetence” is everywhere thanks to the we don't want to hurt little Johnny's self esteem crowd. Parroting Rev. Wright statement, the chickens are coming home to roost.

[purpleraine]

In addition to the security issues, the administration seems to send some big government contracts off shore a couple of times a month.

[Anonymous Rex]

BTT

[Sender]

Heck of a job, Brownie!

[zeugma]

Just goes to show that such things as passports, drivers licenses and other similar documents are useless for security. The government doesn’t give a damn about these things except in as much as they can be used to control you and I.

[KC_Conspirator]

Oh, yes the “just outsource it” stupidity once again selling out our security.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Is the passport blank,...or does it have personal information contained within?