Posted on 01/04/2011 5:38:18 PM PST by Pan_Yan
WASHINGTON (AP) — Criticized for incompetence and mismanagement, the U.S. official assigned to combat corruption in the multibillion-dollar effort to rebuild Afghanistan on Tuesday announced the firing of two top deputies and pledged to focus on financial fraud and waste.
The moves come a few months after key members of Congress urged President Barack Obama to dismiss Arnold Fields, the special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction. Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., who chairs the Senate contracting oversight subcommittee, and other senators have said that Fields' office has failed to aggressively oversee the $56 billion the U.S. has committed since 2002 to improving schools, roads, electricity and medical facilities in Afghanistan.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Fields said that the organization's upper ranks needed "new blood," and he rejected the idea that the changes were made to keep him from being fired. "This is not about saving Arnie Fields' job. This is about making SIGAR a better organization," he said, using the shorthand name for his office.
Fields said he removed John Brummet, the assistant inspector general for audits, and Raymond DiNunzio, the assistant inspector general for investigations. Their deputies will serve in acting capacities while Fields searches for replacements. DiNunzio will remain with the organization for 60 to 90 days as an adviser, Fields said. Brummet may also stay on for a limited period in a different capacity, he said.
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This guy could be a college football coach.
A glance at the hacks picture evidences the assertion that he and his friends are merely collecting an advance on
their pending Reparations payments.
The old “my way or the highway” syndrome. ;-)
The administration never heard that “bottlenecks” start at the top, I guess!!!! What a way to show that you’re up to the job - get rid of those under you....
Appointed in 2008.
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