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FC: Feds bribe government workers to use computers
From: Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>
Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2001 01:40:20 -0500
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******** Date: Sat, 6 Jan 2001 12:09:32 -0500 (EST) From: Gabe Goldberg <gabe () acm org> To: Declan McCullagh <declan () well com> Subject: Bribing government workers to use computers Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.3.96.1010106120149.26588B-100000 () cpcug org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21110-2001Jan4.html> indicates that a federal agency has been bullied into giving employees 10-15% raises in exchange for their agreeing to switch from using paper files to computers. Employees have also agreed to "return calls to outsiders in one business day, direct callers to appropriate officials, and review their e-mail at least once a day". Which agency has imposed these inhumane business practices which required such large financial compensation? USPTO, repository and arbiter of our modern technology industry. -- Gabriel Goldberg, Computers and Publishing, Inc. (703) 941-1657 6580 Bermuda Green Court, Alexandria, VA 22312-3103 gabe () acm org CPCUG Internet SIG: <http://www.cpcug.org/user/internet> Personal information: <http://www.cpcug.org/user/gabe> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list You may redistribute this message freely if it remains intact. To subscribe, visit http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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