Step 1 for U.S. Government improvement: Show up for work

MC.no.spin · 08-22-08, 03:25 AM

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August 21, 2008

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – U.S. Senator Tom Coburn, M.D. (R-OK) released a report today detailing the rapid growth in the annual number of hours federal employees are found to be absent without leave (AWOL) from their jobs. Since 2001, 18 federal departments and agencies reported that employees have been AWOL for at least 19.6 million hours when they should have otherwise been working.

The investigation found that annual AWOL hours have increased gradually since 2001, climbing from approximately 2.5 million hours per year to 3.5 million hours in 2007. The disturbing findings of this report are an example of inefficiencies in the federal government that would not be tolerated in private companies.

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Quick Facts from the Report:

• Since 2001, federal employees at 18 departments and agencies were absent without leave (AWOL) at least 19.6 million hours.

• Annual AWOL hours in 2007 were 45% higher than in 2001.

• Since 2001, nearly 300,000 federal employees have been AWOL for some period of time.

• Since 2001, the government has lost at least 9,410 years of work from AWOL employees.

• Employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs were AWOL 19 times more often than employees at the Department of Defense.

• The Departments of Veterans Affairs and the Treasury – the two worst offenders – accounted for 61% of all AWOL hours between 2001-2007.

• Between 2001 and 2007, 13 of 18 agencies either saw an increase in annual AWOL totals or remained at approximately the same level as before, despite overall decreases in the aggregate number of employees.

.: United States Senator Tom Coburn :: Press Room :.

You couldn't get away with this kind of nonsense in the private sector. This is our dime, that's the difference.

With "management" as fiscally irresponsible as this, it's no wonder why our deficit is what it is. Not showing up for work is a symptom of something far worse: not caring about your job.

There needs to be more oversight, and people need to start losing their jobs. That's just for starters.

Bodhisattva · 08-22-08, 05:02 AM

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Originally Posted by MC.no.spin

.: United States Senator Tom Coburn :: Press Room :.

You couldn't get away with this kind of nonsense in the private sector. This is our dime, that's the difference.

With "management" as fiscally irresponsible as this, it's no wonder why our deficit is what it is. Not showing up for work is a symptom of something far worse: not caring about your job.

There needs to be more oversight, and people need to start losing their jobs. That's just for starters.

I wonder if my boss knows where I was today?