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Gordon Forgey: A week of irony

Irony was thick this week.

The GSA, General Services Administration, is under fire. One manager may face criminal charges, and the administrator has resigned.

It all stems from a GSA conference and team building exercise in Las Vegas in 2010. Nearly $830,000 of public money was spent on the affair. The conference turned out to be a raucous and very expensive party.

What is more, the GSA regional commissioner who put on the show made several trips with taxpayer money to Las Vegas prior to the party just to scout things out.

Ironically, according to its website, the GSA is tasked with the develo...

 

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