No Wonder We Don’t Have A Monorail

From the Seattle P.I. article entitled Audit finds ways for DOT to save $4.5 million a year:

The audit recommends a new, agencywide system it said could save up to $2.4 million annually.

It said the agency’s review of payments to contractors is “inconsistent” and recommends centralizing that system to save up to $1.4 million a year.

The audit cited the department’s lack of expertise and said it inconsistently processes information changes in its personnel offices. Standardizing practices and centralizing functions could save more than $552,000 annually, according to the audit.

It called the agency’s cash-receipt processing “inefficient” and inconsistent. The audit recommended using a bank lock-box for payments to the agency statewide and said that could save nearly $127,000 a year.

So, basically, the people in charge of our DOT are a bunch of incompetent fools who waste money on the most mundane things?  My title is “Data Entry Specialist”.  They’re wasting money on the most basic of jobs.  Maybe they should bring me in to save them some money.  I mean, seriously.  We do accounting at my office, and it’s not hard at all.  And in no way (even on a smaller scale) do we waste anywhere close to a comparable amount of money.

I Should Root For The Wildcats, But…

For those sports fans out there, I invite you to view the #2 Oregon Ducks taking on the unranked Arizona Wildcats tonight at Arizona Stadium at 6 pm PST on ESPN. That wily Dennis Dixon (otherwise known as the soon to be 2007 Heisman Trophy Winner) is the spark to the Ducks, who look to put up a two touchdown win on the (soon to be coachless) Wildcats.

Now, in a normal season, I’d be rooting for anyone but the Ducks (and the Cougars, but when was the last time that was necessary?), but when your conference has a chance to play for the national title, you root for that team. Even if the team is your most hated enemy.

So tune in and cheer on, and maybe (just maybe), with the help of a Kansas or LSU loss (for those that don’t know, if all three of those teams win out, the strength of schedule will push Oregon to #3), the Pac-10 will again be playing in the BCS title game.

(And for you non-sports fans out there, I’ll get back to posting non-sports related news soon enough. It’s been a busy work week, and I know I’ve been slacking!)