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Wow: The news out of GSA is simply shocking. The Washington Post reports that Martha Johnson has been ousted, in the wake of an inspector general's report that the agency spent $835,000 on a Las Vegas conference for 300 employees. That included $147,000 in airfare and lodging, $3,200 for a mind reader, $6,300 on commemorative coin set and $75,000 on a training exercise to build a bicycle. Other top officials have resigned as well.
Here's Johnson's resignation letter.
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