Around the News - Lowe Style

Bomb parts smuggled into 10 federal buildings during test
What a great job as usual. I always feel secure in America!

Feds Hacked!

Daley's HR chief quits!

Inspector General David Hoffman called on the guy, Homero Tristan, to be fired for lying to investigators from the IG's office. Tristan said the allegations by IG were "grossly erroneous and irresponsible." Since 2005 a federal court appointed hiring monitor has also been keeping tabs on city hiring.

Both the court hiring monitor and Daley's Office of Compliance have repeatedly criticized Tristan for his alleged failure to comply with the city's own hiring plan. In a report last month, the compliance office said the department's leadership often "lacks a basic understanding of the new hiring plan."

Tristan claims to have done nothing wrong, but he is quitting to avoid being a "distraction (Daley spokeswoman Jacquelyn Heard)". This is the same Tristan that close ties to Daley's Latino allies.

Hoffman had investigated Tristan's alleged failure to report to the court and others a Jan. 29 letter written by Ald. Michael Zalewski (23rd) on behalf of a city worker who wanted to avoid a transfer to another job site. Tristan this year told the hiring monitor he was aware of Zalewski's letter but was unsure if he had to report it, according to court records. Hoffman said Tristan told his investigators he was not aware of the letter until weeks later.

Oh, Illinois politics!