The technology upgrade contracts MUST be frozen until an outside independent auditor is allowed to see just who is being paid to do what in these contracts.
Not ONE teacher can be laid off while these financial shenanagins by Bloomberg, the DOE, the outside consultants and the DOE vendors go on without investigation.
After CityTime, after the questions raised by Daily News columnist Juan Gonzalez about other outside consultants hired by the DOE and now this arrest and revealed fraud involving I.B.M. and Verizon, the time has come to take away the mayor's dictatorial power over the school system and contracting.
It is very apparent that the mayor cannot be trusted with either.
The seriousness of these charges and the companies involved in the scheme to defraud the city cannot be overstated.
As Comptroller John Liu said in a statement yesterday:
“Federal charges once again, that a consultant has stolen millions from the taxpayers are infuriating enough. Even more disconcerting, however, are indications that corporations with billions of dollars in City business have aided and abetted and profited from the scam. As with the CityTime scandal, oversight of subcontracting is acutely needed right now.”
That is especially so when Bloomberg is laying off all these teachers even as the subcontractors and vendors rob the city blind of millions.
Lui's gotta step up. Silver's gotta step up. The city council's gotta step up.
ReplyDeleteBloomberg should get NOTHING he wants in any of the policies he's pushing. Layoffs, spending, school closings, contracts, etc.
It seems there is so much corruption, "lame duck" status ought to be instilled until he's gone.
You are more than right let us hope someone can put an end to this malfeasance.
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