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Thursday, May 13, 2004
Probe finds federal workers with 'diploma mill' degrees: GAO warns they may lack proper training - Bruce Alpert, The Times-Picayune
At least 28 high-level federal employees hold college degrees from bogus or unaccredited universities that require little or no class work, government investigators said Tuesday. Degrees from the so-called "diploma mills" raise questions about competence and national security, officials said, and also cost taxpayers who foot the bill for salaries based on academic credentials and sometimes subsidize the tuition. The list includes a worker who oversees nuclear weapons safety and paid $5,000 for what he described as a worthless master's degree from the former LaSalle University in Mandeville.
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