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Article: Agriculture Department kicks out auditors
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- Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
- Article date:
- February 29, 2008
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WASHINGTON (AP) - The Agriculture Department abruptly ordered
congressional auditors to leave its headquarters and told its
employees not to cooperate with them.
"You are hereby instructed not to meet with any member of the
(Government Accountability Office) today, or until this matter is
resolved," Michael Watts, a top USDA attorney, wrote to employees
Wednesday in an e-mail obtained by The Associated Press.
The auditors were seeking information for an ongoing audit on
Agriculture's office of civil rights and its handling of
discrimination complaints. Specifically, they were investigating
allegations that the department had previously provided false
information for the audit.
J. Michael ...