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"When an OIG special agent arrived at this employee's work space to conduct an interview, the special agent witnessed the employee actively viewing pornography on his government-issued computer," Allan Williams, deputy assistant inspector general for investigations at the EPA, told the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
"Subsequently, the employee confessed to spending, on average, between two and six hours per day viewing pornography while at work," he added.
The improper conduct emerged as a result of a broader investigation into the agency following the 2013 conviction of senior EPA official John Beale, who falsely claimed to have been working for the CIA and defrauded the agency out of almost $900,000 in pay and benefits.
The employee's identity has not yet been released pending an ongoing Justice Department investigation, but he is still on the government's payroll earning about $120,000 per year.
Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) expressed outrage at EPA Deputy Administrator Bob Perciasepe during the Wednesday hearing, demanding to know why the employee hasn't been terminated yet.
"Fire him! What's the question?" Chaffetz said.
"We need to wait for the inspector general's report. I don't know if they're going to send him a criminal notice," Perciasepe responded.
Committee Chair Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) said he would provide Perciasepe with a list of some of the websites the employee visited, although it would not be made public.
"Somebody viewing pornographic sites should be terminated and not be given bonuses," Issa said.
Unlike some, he's keeping busy, maintaining his morale and doing his part to keep the USofA economy going. Why blame the victim? Yes, he's a victim, perhaps not from afluenza, due to his need to work for a living, but at least a a victim of societal programming of lust into the average consumer that preaches to them about the need to consume, consume until you drop dead, thus, as he is not dead, at least not physically, the program is running in his brain that needs to maintain the necessary fuel to feed his machine, and thus the govt and the USofA economy. He should be given an award for meritorious service! He's a modern day AMERICAN HERO!
Congress should declare him a national hero, give him a Medal of Freedom, a national holiday and put his name up for the Nobel Peace Prize.... surely he's worthy of that award! Heck, so is the entire porn industry, as if it wasn't for them and the illegal drug industry, we would have to face the fact that we are worse than broke, we are mindless automatons seeking the safety of ever more illusion.... and where better to find it than a drug induced pornfest while at work??? Am I right, or am I right?