He was able to resurrect the economy?
“DCF does indeed work miracles on a daily basis”
Oh (snort).
(Blog editor almost cried this morning when he read the above quote; just can't take the imagery, illusion, and public relations hyperbole from the elite cla$$ and its mouthpiece anymore)
Tell it to these people, man....
"State audit turns up host of problems at DCF" by Michael Levenson | Globe Staff March 27, 2014
More than two dozen registered sex offenders lived at addresses that matched those of foster children, according to a state audit that turned up a host of management problems at the state Department of Children and Families....
Hey, miracle-working is messy. Think mortgage-backed securities fraud that miraculously made some incredibly wealthy or televangelist thief. Or the dropping of 100-story towers at free-fall speed.
The findings add to a growing list of concerns about the agency....
The audit also found that children entering the foster care system were not receiving initial medical screenings within 7 days and more comprehensive medical examinations within 30 days, as required by agency rules. As a result, children could have suffered from undetected health problems, trauma, and injury caused by their abuse and neglect, the audit said.
The department, the report said, did not adequately document all the criminal background checks it was supposed to perform on individuals living in foster homes. In some instances, it was destroying those records, in violation of state rules.
That looks like a crime to me, but what could have been so bad they would need to cover it up in that way? Dare I even think it because it may be the truth?
In other cases, the agency appeared to be suffering from shoddy record-keeping....
Yeah, the poor state agency that can't get it's act together is "suffering." The bias is so bad it makes one sick.
So what happened? Just neglected when it comes to the latest technology, or did CGI or Deloitte screw up the software programs there as well?
State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump said her findings pointed to “significant management deficiencies” at the department, but stopped short of calling for the resignation of Olga I. Roche, the agency’s commissioner.
They were given that advice the other day.
“DCF does indeed work miracles on a daily basis,” Bump said at a State House news conference....
And I quote: “However....”
Governor Deval Patrick, who has steadfastly defended the agency and Roche, downplayed the significance of the audit.
I didn't think an outgoing governor could be more disappointing, but this guy... wow!
“I don’t think there is really anything new there,” he told reporters. “It’s mostly technical and about record-keeping, for example.”
What? It's sex-offenders around the kids and he downplays it, not worried. Wow!
He added that the “larger issues” at the department, such as the need for more social workers and better technology, were not addressed by the audit. “And we’re working on that,” he said....
Oh, okay.
“Our number one priority is the safety of our children at all times,” Roche said.
Even if "we" don't know where hundreds of "our" kids are at any given moment.
I think it would be a miracle if once, just once, a state government official didn't open their mouth without shit coming out.
The audit prompted some criticism from Gregory W. Sullivan, a former state inspector general, who pointed out that Bump released an audit in May 2011 that found that the department was properly complying with federal spending rules. He said Bump missed an opportunity then to examine more serious management concerns at the agency.
That's because government has always been reactive and protective about its crimes as it insinuates itself even more into your private lives, dear citizens!
“The auditor’s office failed to look for these kinds of problems, but that’s the job of the auditor,” said Sullivan, who is now research director at the Pioneer Institute, a conservative think tank. “Otherwise, who’s doing it?”
One reason I voted Republican for that office, but my fellow dunderheads in this state overruled me (I guess; I don't like the voting machines).
Christopher Thompson, a Bump spokesman, said the May 2011 report was what is known as a “single audit” designed only to look at federal spending issues.
“Today’s audit is a performance audit, the scope of which we have discretion to set,” he said in a statement. “Performance audits review an agency’s effectiveness at achieving its mission.”
Again, they are reactive in this case. They are not finding anything, they are digging after something has been exposed in the paper.
Jason Stephany, a spokesman for the union that represents department social workers, criticized Bump for not speaking to social workers as part of her audit, relying instead on department managers.
Then the problems must be even worse than the audit suggests.
“Had the state auditor formally engaged front-line workers in the audit process, this report would have identified today’s real barriers to successful child protection, from the worsening caseload crisis to disjointed implementation of key directives and policies,” he said.
All this bureaucratic crap equals state failure, sorry.
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Now about those DESTROYED RECORDS!
NEXT DAY UPDATE: Boyfriend is arraigned in case of missing boy, 5
Will miracles never cease?
