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EPA Employees Not ‘Intentionally’ Breaking Law By Deleting Official Texts, IG Claims
The Daily Caller ^ | December 21, 2016 | Kathryn Watson

Posted on 12/22/2016 4:26:24 AM PST by kevcol

The EPA Office of Inspector General (IG) released the report requested by the Texas Republican, which described enormous text message retention problems within the EPA. One unnamed senior official configured his phone to automatically delete texts after 30 days.
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Smith requested the IG report in November 2014 after learning high-ranking EPA officials, including EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy, may have deleted texts to hide official business.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: deletedtexts; epa; globalwarminghoax; obama
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Head of the EPA: Gino McCarthy


1 posted on 12/22/2016 4:26:24 AM PST by kevcol
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To: kevcol

They didn’t INTEND TO break the law.

You see, the problem is that so far there have been no consequences.


2 posted on 12/22/2016 4:29:18 AM PST by Mr. K ( Trump kicked her ass 2-to-1 if you remove all the voter fraud.)
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To: kevcol

that’s OK- the NSA has them.


3 posted on 12/22/2016 4:29:53 AM PST by Mr. K ( Trump kicked her ass 2-to-1 if you remove all the voter fraud.)
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To: kevcol

Sessions is going to be very busy....


4 posted on 12/22/2016 4:30:37 AM PST by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: kevcol
One unnamed senior official configured his phone to automatically delete texts after 30 days.

I detect Intent.

5 posted on 12/22/2016 4:31:29 AM PST by ClearCase_guy (Abortion is what slavery was: immoral but not illegal. Not yet.)
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To: Mr. K

The phone company does too.

Ask Kwame Kilpatrick.


6 posted on 12/22/2016 4:37:18 AM PST by Eddie01 (Comment Removed by Moderator)
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To: kevcol

This is the only thing that worries me about Trump running the governmen- He can’t just fire people.

So, my question of any Freepers who know more than I do (that means prolly all of you)- What does it take to fire a federal worker? Is cutting a program enough to cut the workers?

He needs plans to get rid of people in ways different to the business world.

What grounds are there to fire someone?


7 posted on 12/22/2016 4:39:31 AM PST by Mr. K ( Trump kicked her ass 2-to-1 if you remove all the voter fraud.)
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To: Mr. K

You can re-assign/re-locate people and if they refuse to acquiesce, I believe they lose their position. And you generally don’t have to backfill positions.


8 posted on 12/22/2016 4:50:36 AM PST by ClearCase_guy (Abortion is what slavery was: immoral but not illegal. Not yet.)
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To: kevcol

The HILLARY DEFENSE—not intentional


9 posted on 12/22/2016 4:51:19 AM PST by uncbob
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To: ClearCase_guy

Put them on the border.All of them. That will certainly weed them out.


10 posted on 12/22/2016 5:01:26 AM PST by HANG THE EXPENSE (Life's tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
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To: Mr. K

First thing to do is reduce the wages DRAMATICALLY , most of these yahoos would never obtain such a generous wage and benefit package in the private sector for what they do. Then start breaking the union and leave one rule #1 A new administration cannot simply clean house out of spite or political retribution. All other infractions of law/rules etc... are reason for termination
as would be in the private sector. Furious best describes my feelings toward federal employees that scam such big money that is hard fought for by the public who work privately who actually make these funds (tax money) available.


11 posted on 12/22/2016 5:03:28 AM PST by mythenjoseph (Separation of powers)
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To: Mr. K

Yes, very difficult to fire but very easy to transfer to our new office in Nome, Alaska which has no computer or phone. The employee must be there 8 hours a day doing nothing at their desk. Be late, leave early or actually do something such as read a book then you are fired.


12 posted on 12/22/2016 5:11:40 AM PST by Lockbox
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To: kevcol

Not for long!


13 posted on 12/22/2016 5:12:29 AM PST by xp38
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To: kevcol

That’s Butch McCarthy. I would love to see what the percentage of gays is in the EPA. Bet it’s very high compared to the population. That’s how the lavender mafia rolls..


14 posted on 12/22/2016 5:14:57 AM PST by liberalh8ter (The only difference between flash mob 'urban yutes' and U.S. politicians is the hoodies.)
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To: kevcol

My phone only holds about 300 texts before it’s full and won’t receive any more. I have to delete my messages or lock particular ones to keep. Should all the EPA employees get a new phone every month?


15 posted on 12/22/2016 5:18:05 AM PST by Styria
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To: kevcol

Gender check is aisle one.


16 posted on 12/22/2016 5:24:09 AM PST by NonValueAdded (#DeplorableMe #BitterClinger #HillNO! #MyPresident #MAGA)
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To: kevcol

> One unnamed senior official configured his phone to automatically delete texts after 30 days.

That’s OK. I hate text messages and voicemail, so I have my phone configured to delete them upon receipt and leave only the Caller ID in the call log. I call back any I think any might have important content.


17 posted on 12/22/2016 5:30:04 AM PST by BuffaloJack
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To: Styria

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A current smartphone can probably hold information surpassing recorded human history in it...


18 posted on 12/22/2016 5:37:48 AM PST by Axenolith (Government blows, and that which governs least, blows least...)
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To: kevcol

One law for the King’s men, and another for the rest of us.

“Intention” would not save our butts in the same circumstances, but Federal Employees won’t be touched.


19 posted on 12/22/2016 5:37:57 AM PST by Little Ray (Freedom Before Security!)
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To: Mr. K

Build a large, unheated, un-A/C’ed metal warehouse in the wilds North Dakota.
No computers. No networking. No wireless. Cell phone jammers. No ports to charge devices.
Put a bunch of uncomfortable benches.
Hire prison guards to watch them.
Send the unwanted government employees there. They have to be in their seats 8 hours per day, 5 days a week.

I bet a lot of ‘em quit rather than go, and we could fire a bunch more for absenteeism soon afterwards.


20 posted on 12/22/2016 5:43:15 AM PST by Little Ray (Freedom Before Security!)
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