FC: Iowa government workers waste time sending "vulgar" email

From: Declan McCullagh (declanat_private)
Date: Wed Jul 31 2002 - 21:50:30 PDT

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    From: "John Cieciel" <uselesseaterat_private>
    To: "dec" <declanat_private>
    Subject: DesMoinesRegister.com | News
    Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2002 13:21:30 -0500
    
    <http://www.dmregister.com/news/stories/c4780932/18833074.html>http<http://www.dmregister.com/news/stories/c4780932/18833074.html>://www.dmregister.com/news/stories/c4780932/18833074.html 
    
    
    
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    More may lose jobs due to vulgar e-mail
    
        By LYNN OKAMOTO
        Register Staff Writer
        07/30/2002
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        More state employees are expected to be fired for using state
        computers to distribute e-mail messages involving vulgar jokes and
        cartoons, state and union officials said Monday.
    
        "It was four, but the investigation is still pending," said Julie
        Economaki, spokeswoman for the Iowa Department of Personnel, which is
        leading the investigation. "There will be more than four."
    
        At least four state employees were fired last week for inappropriate
        use of state computers after some recipients of the jokes were
        offended.
    
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