http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/37421154.html By Patrick Marley Journal Sentinel Jan. 11, 2009 Madison - The state has given a six-figure job to a technology official who was fired five years ago by the Legislature after an audit questioned his management abilities and said he entered into a $1 million annual contract without getting bids. After his firing, Mark Wahl worked briefly for the state Department of Administration and then took an extended military leave. Officials say they were required by law to provide him a job with a comparable salary after the leave. Wahl this month became a state policy expert on cyberterrorism, at a salary of $107,258 a year. Five years ago, he was fired as the Legislature's top technology official after legislative leaders received an audit that said he did not seek bids before entering into a deal worth more than $1.million with a temporary employment agency headed by an acquaintance. [...] _______________________________________________ Please help InfoSecNews.org with a donation! http://www.infosecnews.org/donate.htmlReceived on Mon Jan 19 2009 - 01:23:30 PST
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