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In Atlanta, an electrical problem in a "Buss Duct" has caused the Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center to be closed for at least a week. 5,000 federal employees work at the center.
While many might view this as another example of The Infrastructure Crisis in the USA, it may also be another example of mismanagement at the General Service Administration (GSA), landlord for the complex.
The GSA has had many scandals and has been the subject of several Congressional Hearings, including an August 1, 2012 hearing titled "GSA: A Review of Agency Mismanagement and Wasteful Spending - Part 2". That hearing followed an $823,000 GSA employee conference in Las Vegas and a one-day-long $250,000 GSA employee conference in Crystal City, Virginia.
The closed Atlanta complex is named for Samuel Augustus "Sam" Nunn, Jr., who served for 24 years as a United States Senator from Georgia and whose daughter is the current Democratic Party nominee for a Georgia Senate seat.
(Score: 2) by frojack on Monday July 28 2014, @09:38PM
Heh, good catch.
Better to have the same guy submitting it than two different guys I suppose.
But the story is strictly a local issue, and i don't see how it makes it into SN or /. without pointing the finger of political blame.
The complex was built in the 60s, but incorporated an old department store built in 1924. So its not surprising that the 9th largest building in the country is going to have some problems over its life span.
No, you are mistaken. I've always had this sig.