Friday, February 8, 2013

The State Worker: Basic numbers go missing in state bureaucracy

Sacramento Bee
You would think that a multibillion-dollar enterprise could do the basic stuff, like track how many employees answer to the boss or where its money goes. Then again, we're talking about state government. As The Bee's Kevin Yamamura reported this week, departments for years have played fiscal "hide the ball" when reporting their finances for budget purposes, hoping to dodge tough spending questions or cuts.