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FCC Admits It Was Never Actually Attacked Last Year

posted by Fnord666 on Tuesday August 07 2018, @10:54AM   Printer-friendly
from the bread-and-circuses dept.

canopic jug writes:

TechCrunch has written about the FCCs pre-emptive reaction to the new inspector general report regarding an alleged attack on the FCC comment system last year which the FCC had long alluded to concerning the net neutrality debate. The FCC now admits that the attacks never actually took place, after a report from its inspector general found a lack of evidence supporting the idea. Chairman Ajit Pai immediately turned around and blamed both the previous CIO and ... wait for it ... Obama.

Pai's statement was issued before the OIG publicized its report, as one does when a report is imminent that essentially says your agency has been clueless at best or deliberately untruthful at worst, and for more than a year. To be clear, the report is still unpublished, though its broader conclusions are clear from Pai's statement. In it he slathers Bray with the partisan brush and asserts that the report exonerates his office

TechCrunch is still waiting to hear back from the FCC and its Office of the Inspector General for more information, including the report itself.

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  • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 07 2018, @12:33PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 07 2018, @12:33PM (#718202)

    So, who's gonna get fired?

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  • (Score: 2) by Thexalon on Tuesday August 07 2018, @03:02PM

    by Thexalon (636) on Tuesday August 07 2018, @03:02PM (#718280)

    Some random low-level scapegoat who nobody has ever heard of and has no political clout so they can't defend themselves, of course. Haven't you ever worked for an organization that fouled something up?

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  • (Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Tuesday August 07 2018, @04:37PM

    by DeathMonkey (1380) on Tuesday August 07 2018, @04:37PM (#718311) Journal

    So, who's gonna get fired?

    Let's start with Troy Balderson! [cnbc.com]

    If you live in Ohio's 12th Congressional District be sure to vote today!