State Department hires company to prep officials for congressional grillings

Fox News ^ | August 09, 2014 | (With AP)

[Olog-hai]

The State Department has reportedly approved a contract worth up to $545,000 to help train department officials to effectively testify at congressional hearings after a series of poor performances.

The Washington Times reports that the department has hired a company called AMTIS, Inc. to train staffers to effectively speak with lawmakers and testify at congressional hearings. […]

The reported contract followed a series of embarrassments for the department at congressional hearings. …

[MaxMax]

How in the hell can they do this? Omg, this is just BS!

Taxpayer money to protect them while breaking laws? Hell no!

Yea, BUDGET CUTS,, NOW!

[VerySadAmerican]

So, what’s really happening is CONGRESS is using taxpayer’s money to give advice to another branch of government on how to answer questions from - - - - -CONGRESS!

Our biggest problem is idiots in Tennessee voting for Alexander, idiots in Mississippi voting for Cochran, idiots in Kansas voting for Roberts and idiots in South Carolina voting for Graham. And I don’t count the blacks in Mississippi. There were enough idiot whites to make a difference.

[rdcbn]

Yup, I am not sure even the most cynical and pessimistic of could have predicted the State Department needing to hire legal trouble shooters to teach courses in “Mob Law and Scandal Evasion for Diplomats 101” and to coach it’s staff in how to stone wall and hold up to grilling and testimony under oath by investigators from Congressional Oversight Committees and a Special Joint Investigation Committee

[GOPJ]

They just need that splinter edge to get them the winner in the photo finish at the hearings and the press will give them as much extra nose as they can to squeek out a win.

I want so badly to be able to disagree with you... You've got the win on this one.

[txrefugee]

Great. Taxpayers pay for a company that will help Obama’s “folks” lie to Congress better.

[Crim]

Doesn’t lend a lot of confidence in your investigative skills if you needed the perps voluntary statement in order to convict him.

Have him take the 5th a bunch of times in front of a jury...then present your evidence....

[Mouton]

I see you are skilled in court room activities. Tell me this, how do you get him to the stand to offer testimony when his counsel says he is not testifying on his own behalf assuming you know you cannot subpeona him to testify for the prosecution.

BTW, I would rank my skills, what they were, against the best, I was so honored.

[Pontiac]

The Washington Times reports that the department has hired a company called AMTIS, Inc. to train staffers to effectively speak with lawmakers and testify at congressional hearings

I wonder if ‘speaking effectively’ includes telling the truth.

I am guessing that what it means is telling as little truth as possible without blatantly committing perjury.

[morphing libertarian]

Jeez, why not have Lerner teach the course.

[Carl Vehse]

The money will be wasted on AMTIS, Inc. trying to make this clown sound like anything other than the lying traitor he is.

[chiefqc]

If they told the truth they would have nothing to say.

[virgil]

Isn’t that witness tampering?

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Olog-hai.