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Bloomberg News seeks Investigative Reporter in New York

I just decided to post this for reference. vj Investigative Reporter Job Bloomberg 29 reviews - New York, NY The Projects and Investigations Team is looking for a reporter to produce signature investigative stories that uncover wrongdoing, corruption and financial shenanigans; afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted; and break big news. This job will be located in New York City. Qualifications: 5+ years of experience working tirelessly and independently, whether covering a beat, company or market, and the ability to dig beneath the surface, using documents, clever sourcing and common sense to excavate the facts. Experience investigating finance and financial institutions preferred. Writing skills to convert raw, undigested material into compelling prose that will move readers and, when appropriate, spur reform. Read more →

Orlando CFO Screws Up and Awards 8.7-million Contract WITHOUT Competitive Bidding

Tavares, lake County, FL - Thursday, Dec. 20,2012 The City of Orlando CFO, Rebecca Sutton, signed a major software contract for $8.7-million without requiring any bids on the new software project. Then she flew with several other staff members to Las Vegas using $20,000 in City funds to announce the contract at the software developer's conference. All this without any bidding. The Orlando Sentinel provided many details HERE. (Note - READ the comments, which are more blunt than I am). I was a software developer for seven years, and before that I was an internal audit manager in large firms like Nissan, ARCO (the oil company) and the County of Los Angeles. A big red flag to an auditor is lack of competitive bidding, called sole sourcing, for large contracts. The Orlando CFO completely skipped that process because some sales people got to her and convinced her there was no need for competitive bidding. YOU NEVER DO THAT IF YOU ARE A PROFESSIONAL. You always go through the bidding for several reasons: - The competitors ask questions and flush out details or issues you did not consider. Picking just one vendor allows them to snow you with only favorable features... Read more →

Results of Lake County Board Issues Discussed at the Dec. 4th Board Meeting

Tavares, FL - December 7, 2012 The following article was distributed via our email system on last Monday, Dec. 3, 2012. It described agenda issues for the Dec. 4th, 2012 Lake County Board Meeting. I am posting it here for the record, and including follow up comments in BOLD RED on what happened at the meeting. Both Orlando Fox TV and WFTV Channel 9 were there and Fox interviewed Board Chair Leslie Campione about a gun control issue on the agenda, and Channel 9 interviewed ME about the Sheriff's Budget. There is also a link to an Orlando Sentinel article on the budget discussions. Scroll down to read the follow up comments and links to the online videos of both interviews and the Sentinel article. Vance Jochim FiscalRangers AT Comcast DOT net ==================================================================== Lake County FL Board Meeting Tomorrow, Dec. 4th, Covers Some Important Topics You can get the Tuesday, Dec. 4th 9am meeting agenda HERE. After the meeting, the same link takes you to the main agenda tracking page, and tabs AT THE TOP let you look at "Actions" which list each agenda item and the official action taken. Look at each tab to find what you want. Plus,... Read more →