Another sign of hollowed out government

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Stephen Unger <unger () cs columbia edu>
> Date: February 24, 2010 11:28:24 AM EST
> To: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
> Subject: Another sign of hollowed out government

> Dave,
>
> Here is a comment you might consider for ip.
>
> Steve
> ............
>
> Stephen H. Unger
> Professor Emeritus
> Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
> Columbia University
> ............
>
> For decades, the federal government, under the control of people who
> hate government, has been expanding budget-wise, while becoming
> increasingly incompetent. In particular, regulatory agencies, such as
> the FDA, EPA, and OSHA, have been systematically weakened, to the
> point where they cannot do their jobs.
>
> Reporting of the recent Toyota troubles have revealed an interesting
> tidbit with respect to the National Highway Traffic Safety
> Administration (NHTSA). Incredibly, this organization, responsible,
> among other things, for matters pertaining to the safety of motor
> vehicles, does not employ ANY electrical engineers or computer
> engineers!
> (http://energycommerce.house.gov/Press_111/20100222/lahood_letter_2010_2_22.pdf 
> )
>
> Would anybody like to speculate about how many lawyers they have on  
> staff?



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