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I agree that the interstate and highway system was one of the major progresses of the 1950s. This supplied jobs not only to construction workers building the roads, but also to the fast food restaurants and the motels jobs that opened to be convenient for the travelers. These new interstates gave the Americans new found freedom if they purchased a vehicle. Owning vehicles and houses because a social status statement. I believe that is why many Americans accepted the idea of debt so easily. Excellent post on some of the positive of the progress/prosperity of the

During the time of the scandal, which broke in mid-2005, PBS&J had 4,000 employees in 75 offices in 24 states (Barnett, 2007). A number of high-profile projects were under construction with FDOT, OOCEA, and TxDOT. The funds from these projects were being brought into the firm at a rapid rate; however, PBS&J contained a flimsy internal controls system which facilitated the embezzlement that eventually took place. The major players of the scandal were located in the firm’s Miami office. They were Scott DeLoach, then chief financial officer (CFO); Maria Garcia, an accounting employee who was in charge of the office’s database and bank reconciliations; and Rosario Licata, a bookkeeper who maintained the firm’s benefits bank account (Eubanks, 2016).

The main objective of this investigation is to see if funds are being misappropriated and who is misappropriating these funds. In conducting this investigation we needed to take many steps to ensure that the tip that the department received was true. To begin we checked personnel records and company records to gather information (Albrecht, Albrecht, and Zimbelman, 216) on the suspect, Rita Crundwell. Information such as how long has this suspect has worked in the city, what her position is, and what it entails. We also went through the accounts that she is transferring the cities money into and verified that all of these are all legitimate accounts of the city. If we found any errors or accounts that were not legitimate we would note these down and ask Rita about these accounts during the interview.

The memorandum written by Deputy Attorney General, Sally Quillian Yates represents a significant change in the government's approach toward corporate misconduct. The priority for prosecution will focus on individuals who commit the wrongdoing within the corporation and ensure that the responsible individuals are accountable for their misconduct. Under the Yates Memo, for companies to be considered eligible for any cooperation credit, the corporation is required to provide the Department of Justice with all relevant facts about an individuals' involvement in the organizations misconduct. Thus, corporations may no longer have the option to determine what information about which employees can be disclosed to the prosecutors. As a matter of fact,

The agents of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) have become notorious for their insolence and ludicrous actions during bag checks and screenings. TSA agents have been known to cause many instances of harassment and other inconveniences to the average passenger. A TSA agent once admitted that the first question to ask to anyone in a wheelchair is if he is able to stand for a pat-down search. If someone is in a wheelchair, it is likely that he is unable to stand. Even when he is sitting, the TSA agent must ask him to move so that they can check under his bottom (“Confessions of a TSA agent: we’re all a bunch of airheads”, 2013). The TSA has caused inconveniences to passengers trying to board. Ashley Brant from Washington D.C. was told she may not be able to return home after a TSA agent told her that her District of Columbia ID was not valid because the TSA requires a state ID to board, and apparently, the U.S. district does not count as a state (Davis, 2014). There have been many instances such as those, resulting in the TSA becoming associated with absurd rules and incompetent employees. The TSA, established November 19, 2001, as a direct result of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, was designed to fortify the security of the nation’s transportation systems. The administration consists of approximately 50,000 officers, inspectors, air marshals, and managers who are supposed to provide adequate security for the nation’s modes of transportation and to

Recently, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist and House Majority Leader Tom DeLay have been touting the generous occupation development they claim will happen if Congress would simply spend an additional $280 billion or more in government citizen cash on proposed transportation ventures. In a February public statement, Frist expresses the 2004

pattern and the number of undecided cases makes it clear that the agency is only symbolic, and

The ethical issues that were identified in the case study of Guerrilla Government in EPA’s Seattle Regional Office were cumbersome. The first of many to create unethical situations was the administrator of EPA’s Seattle regional office in 1981, John Spencer. His staff remembers his tenure for all the unethical actions he took such as using tax payer’s money to buy a membership for the EPA in the Chamber of Commerce (O’Leary, 2014 p. 48). His actions continued even after numerous attempts to advise him that his actions were against federal guidelines and caused serious conflict of interest questions. He also allegedly took several personal trips to Alaska to handle

And finally, there is the issue of staff mismanagement. The supervisor, Keith Frazier, is only checking in with this department one to two times per week. Mr. Frazier is aware that Pat is making international phone calls. He is also aware that Pauline found a way for Pat to make these calls from the building’s elevator once he had the phone system modified to only allow internal calls. Mr. Frazier has also been fielding complaints from the accountants about not receiving their tax schedules in a timely fashion. However, he has failed to confront either of these issues. This lack of management can be attributed to the following:

he Adjudication Division within the Department of Transportation received the attached anonymous letters. The first letter was received in early May 2016 and the second letter was received on June 30, 2016. The employee Kenneth Heinsius, believe the letters are authored by Todd Taylor Hawkins. Mr. Hawkins, a former employee terminated in 2013, was recently awarded at a monetary judgment against the City of LA. Shanise Black handled the case. On June 26, 2016, Mr. Heinsius's personal vehicle was vandalized with Silly String (see attache picture). He also observed strange vehicles with tinted windows parked outside his home. According to Heinsius, Hawkins informed another co-worker (four years ago) that he knows where Heinsius lives and

Enhancing safety of pedestrians and cyclists is a significant concern of many transportation agencies and the public. Providing safe routes for nonmotorized traffic within and around work zones needs to be a priority since the casualty figures are significant. U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has made many rules relate to pedestrians, including disability and bicyclist safety in work zones. A Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) is the national standard that included the FHWA policy and guideline to accommodate the road users within and around work zones. The implementation of these rules is done by state DOTs by developing policies and procedures for evaluating and managing the safety for all road users including

The "business" in this instance was actually a government agency, specifically the city of Lakewood in the state of Ohio, but practically everything said and argued in this report would be applicable to this situation regardless of that being the case. A city employee by

Governor of New Jersey, Chris Christie signed a bipartisan legislation regarding all public employees four years ago. This plan was designed so that public employees would give up all of their benefits and in doing so, the state will use that money to make payments into the pension system. But, when New Jersey’s economy was struggling, Christie cut the payments that were meant for the pension fund so that he could balance the state’s budget with that income. This made the pension system far worse off than before. Christie continues to promise to work towards the long-term goals he has for New Jersey although many believe that he is much more concerned about his presidential campaign over his obligations to the state as governor. In order to fix this issue, he planned to freeze the existing pension plan. In doing this, public employees would cease to build benefits and in turn be

In the national government there are variety of policy issues that involve the expenditure of money. One of the most important government issues involving the expenditure of money is transportation funding. The nation’s transportation system includes the highways, transit, and rail systems that the people use. It is critical to the economy and affects the lives of the American people. However, the system has its flaws. The cost to repair and update the transportation system to meet future and current demands is exceeding billions of dollars. The 18.4 cent-per-gallon tax on gasoline enacted,more than 20 years ago is not worth as much today. This trend will continue as there are more fuel-efficient and alternative fuel vehicles. Funding

In April 2016, Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) proudly announced the subway ridership increased to 1.763 billion and stroked the highest figures since 1948. As the number of ridership upsurges, “the threat of blood on the tracks has become constant” (Peyser). The New York Post reported several incidents happened in New York’s subway in the past weeks: a man in wheelchair fell onto the tracks and was struck by a train in Brooklyn (Moore), a woman was shoved onto the tracks and killed by a train in Times Square (Furfaro), a man was pushed onto the tracks and injured in a fight with his girlfriend (Moore), and a teenage boy found dead on the tracks in Bronx (Prendergast). In addition, an MTA “Customer Contact with Train Incident Report” statistics shown there were 1619 incidents and 522 deaths from riders come in contact with trains between 2001 and 2012. These alarming number of incidents raised the public concern for subway safety, which made its board member Charles Moerdler to urge MTA’s implementation of installing safety doors on platform edges (Furfaro).