Process? Nah!

 

We spend a few weeks getting them ready for closing out the Fiscal Year.  To do that you need three things: Knowing how much money came into the budget, Funds spent on Goods and Services, and an estimate of what other unpaid obligations are out there.  They sort of got the first two, as the Automated Financial system we built for them pretty much does that.  The last one is another story.  Ah, General, I see the Ministry has awarded only about 100 contracts this year, yet we seem to be expensing far more?  Well yes Mr. George, the vendors have been working and delivering goods for a while now.  I stare at him, “ah even without awarding contracts?”  Of course Mr. George, you can’t expect the police to go without food and fire wood?  So much for process.  Seems like Mr. Old Bills is going to busy this coming year.  Yes Mr. George, I think so.