[Tacis]

The main purpose of ANY government employee is to fudge his numbers to make him, his project/program/ or his department look better than they really are to ensure continued or expanded budgets. PURE & SIMPLE!!! These guys submitted fur instead of data/numbers but they probably did that, too.

[ElectricStrawberry]

Unfortunately, blanket statements like this still grate my whole life as a government employee. Guess what? I'm a biologist and I work for the government. If I "fake or fudge" my numbers, PEOPLE DIE.

I do not defend these tree-hugging-scum that give real biologists a bad rap, but I will also not stand for people bashing my profession in such a close-minded manner as to think that the purpose of ANY government employee is to falsify data.