Company with DeVos ties awarded Education Dept debt-collection contract: report

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

The Education Department has awarded a contract to a company with financial ties to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, The Washington Post reports.

Performant Financial Corp. is one of two companies selected by the Education Department to help the department collect overdue student loans. Windham Professionals also secured a contract.

DeVos invested in a firm tied to Performant before she was named Education Secretary and was required to divest from that company within 90 days of her confirmation.

An Education Department spokesman told The Post that DeVos had “no knowledge, let alone involvement,” in the contract with Performant.

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/368930-company-with-devos-ties-awarded-education-dept-debt-collection

Uh huh.

[mr_lebowski]

1. Much as I hate DeVos, I really hate the use of 'tied to' w/o further elaboration ...

Esp. when it comes to companies, where ostensibly any 'ties' should be part of the public record.

This is taking 'guilt by association' a bit too far for my taste ... at least, as far as it's 'explained' in this story.

It would also be useful to get confirmation as to whether she DID 'divest' as required? And what about her family, aside from herself?

[Me.]

2. Oh Come On

Have you forgotten what crime syndicate is in charge of our government at the moment? Trust any of them at our peril.

[Mc Mike]

3. Steal everything that isn't nailed down.

It's the repuglican way.

[ProudLib72]

4. We can't nail down anything because they stole the nails

[Mc Mike]

6. Machiavellian geniuses.

The pump don't work cause the vandals took the handles.

[ProudLib72]

7. Only the 1 percenters get nails

The rest of us get screwed!

[Mc Mike]

8. (Rim shot)

[ProudLib72]

5. Congratulations to Betsy!