Friday, October 02, 2009

Another Questionable Deal?

From a regular contributor of ours:
  • I'm been laying low lately. But if the feds want to do some investigating, talk to the Panasonic sales rep who tried to sell their superior version of a video camera system instead of the crappy Cobans. The Cobans were purchased under a "piggyback" scheme where Chicago could purchase the Cobans for the same price as a purchasing city. I believe the purchasing city was in N. or S. Carolina. Find out what that Carolina municipality "piggybacked" and lets see where ball goes from there.
Contracts let out by the City could provide at least a decade's worth of exposes to a budding investigative reporter. Tens of millions of dollars wasted annually while Shortshanks pleads poor and raises taxes could actually raise voter ire to record levels and provide the impetus for change.

Of course, the media being part and parcel of the Democratic party, exposing the rotten culture of Machine politics might actually encourage voters to look to Republicans as a cure. We guess that won't be happening.

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Anonymous Anonymous said...

is this about the dashcams or ALPR?

10/02/2009 12:13:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

wHAT HAPPENS TO ALL MY EVENT NUMBERS?

10/02/2009 12:53:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I don't have any inside info about questionable contracts but as an experienced computer person I can say the Coban system is pure crap. It has capability to interface with a GPS system and thus put an absolute date/time/location stamp right on each video.

Except the City went with the The Homer and Jethro GPS company run out of some hillbilly's car trunk. The GPS system purchased by the City doesn't work with our in-car camera system. That's two different and incompatible major systems purchased and installed in our squad cars.

And if past experience is a guide we will be stuck with this crap hardware for a long time.

The Coban system just does not work right. It is very problematic to just get the video from the car onto the server. It is unreliable as hell. The usual result is that many officers simply do not use it.

And this much vaunted GPS system? Who the hell knows how it works. We were told that supervisors and OEMC could see where the cars were to help with dispatch. I have seen no evidence that this junk GPS system has helped anything in the way of efficiency or officer safety.

As I watched the installers at work, good old boys and girls likely with their kids and cousins doing the installing, literally out of car trunks, I asked some questions in a typically skeptical manner learned from years of watching the City fuck up major hardware purchases.

Homer tells me this gee whiz GPS system is really helpful if I am lying shot somewhere alone on a road and they need to find me. I said to him to look around and tell me if he can find some far away spot on some deserted country road around here. There was no reply.

My iPhone has infinitely more GPS usefulness than this latest City purchased rumdum garbage.

10/02/2009 05:08:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

you must watch jesse jackson on Chicago Tonight.
http://video.wttw.com/video/1280101878
"the police did nothing, even though they have sireens and taser beams"
"2 by stores"
when asked what can be done about the "don't snitch" culture, jackson says the kids learned it from the police.

10/02/2009 05:40:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Finally someone other than us knows what a failure that Hubie is, LOL:


The Sun-Times reports: An Inspector General's report accuses Chicago schools chief Ron Huberman of "significant management failure" when he led the Office of Emergency Management and Communications that led to contract irregularities costing taxpayers $2.25 million.

10/02/2009 06:38:00 AM  
Anonymous Badge 714 said...

Who would investigate? As you say the media are sheep and unfortunately great god Fitzgerald appears to have been compromised or "talked to". Anyway the media will be in a tizzy 7x24 about the Olympics for the next month

10/02/2009 06:38:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

OT, but does anybody watch Glen Beck on Fox News. He is a new commentator on Fox. The guy is awesome and attacks the far left extremism in America. The last two nights on his show, he has highlighted corruption in Chicago and under Daley's watch. Shortshanks has to be steaming after the stuff Beck said about him on his show. Watch Glen Beck if you can, he is awesome.

10/02/2009 06:52:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Here is my olympic dream.

We dont get the olympics.

Mayor Daley is taken into custody as he exits the plane at ohare!

And the democratic party in chicago crumbles.

10/02/2009 07:00:00 AM  
Anonymous WE'RE SOOOOO SCREWED! said...

This is just a hint of what we, the taxpayers, can expect for the next 7 years if Daley gets his Olympic dream.

10/02/2009 07:01:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I love this blog. It's pretty much the only truth and honesty I see on a daily basis.


---not a cop

10/02/2009 07:05:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

OT, todays sun-times pg. 5. "AS HEAD OF OEMC, RON [L]UBERMAN WAS SO DERELICT IN OVER SEEING A MOTOROLA CONTRACT THAT HE SHOULD BE SUSPENDED IF HE STILL WORKED FOR THE CITY, THE CITYS INSPECTOR GENERAL SAID IN A NEW REPORT.LUBERMAN ADMITTED HE SHOULD HAVE REVIEWED THE CONTRACT MORE CAREFULLY. WHAT A FUCKING JOKE

10/02/2009 07:14:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hey SCC, I checked your site meter and observed an interesting visitor in Washington, DC at 7:49;18 AM (I think), #27 or 28. Then click on the link. Jody in DC?

10/02/2009 07:55:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...
wHAT HAPPENS TO ALL MY EVENT NUMBERS?

10/02/2009 12:53:00 AM


They go in the file along with your meritorious promotion papers.

10/02/2009 08:16:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

OT

This should be its own thread.

Sorry, I know it's Huffington Post, but read it.

Durbin Wants AG Holder, Arne Duncan To Help Curb Chicago Violence

CHICAGO (AP) -- Illinois Senator Dick Durbin has asked Attorney General Eric Holder to help lower the youth crime rate in Chicago.



This liberal puke and his ilk decimate the once great CPD and now he wants the DoJ to police Chicago's streets ? !

Oh and Arne Duncan??? He was "CEO" of the CPS just 10 months ago. If Fenger is like the way it is, it's HIS fault!

JEEEEZ

10/02/2009 08:44:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

The Sun-Times reports: An Inspector General's report accuses Chicago schools chief Ron Huberman of "significant management failure" when he led the Office of Emergency Management and Communications that led to contract irregularities costing taxpayers $2.25 million.

10/02/2009 09:11:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

the FEDS, Investigate the Coban Deal? Why bother? They're corrupt too, don't you realize that yet? Do you think all this unchecked corruption could be going on in Chicago if the Feds weren't in on it? Just think about it. When have you heard of an IRS Investigation of a big-name Chicago or Kook Kounty Politician? Don't they always say in corruption cases, "Follow the Money" Well, isn't that the job of the IRS, a FEDERAL AGENCY? What about the F[amous]B[ut]I[ncompetent] FBI, the U.S. Attorney, who backs off whent they get too close to a big-name politician, but can catch some 90 year old Italian Mafia Guys after decades of their great "investigative techniques".

10/02/2009 09:25:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Badge 714 said...
Who would investigate? As you say the media are sheep and unfortunately great god Fitzgerald appears to have been compromised or "talked to". Anyway the media will be in a tizzy 7x24 about the Olympics for the next month

EXACTLY, IT'S ALL A BIG FIX, AND THEY'RE ALL IN ON IT... NO IMPARTIAL ENFORCEMENT OF OUR LAWS WHEN IT COMES TO POLITICIANS.

10/02/2009 09:27:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

http://www.suntimes.com/news/cityhall/1802378,CST-NWS-huberman02.article

10/02/2009 09:31:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

and provide the impetus for change.




dont count on it

10/02/2009 09:35:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

And this much vaunted GPS system? Who the hell knows how it works. We were told that supervisors and OEMC could see where the cars were to help with dispatch.




Go to your Dist Desk PCAD computer. you can see anyone you want on GPS live.

10/02/2009 09:36:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Watch Glen Beck if you can, he is awesome.

10/02/2009 06:52:00 AM




agreed.

10/02/2009 09:37:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...
OT, but does anybody watch Glen Beck on Fox News. He is a new commentator on Fox. The guy is awesome and attacks the far left extremism in America. The last two nights on his show, he has highlighted corruption in Chicago
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&


Chicago is the black heart for the American Leftist/Commie b.s.

I don't understand why it is not THE premier GOP whipping boy.

10/02/2009 09:39:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Daley gets his Olympic dream.

10/02/2009 07:01:00 AM



^nightmare^. Fixed it for you.

10/02/2009 09:40:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

That is like buying all the tahoes from advantage chevy in hodglins,so not to give the business to a chicago chevy dealer who got paid off here??

10/02/2009 09:44:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Can anyone explain why police have to take a damn City ethics test each year on the computer? What annual tests do are AlderShits take each year? They're the ones with inside info on zoning, property for sale etc. FUNNY how they all own half the vacant lots of their wards (Spouses own the other half). ALL those f**kers should be arrested on ethics violations.

10/02/2009 09:44:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

SCC said: "Of course, the media being part and parcel of the Democratic party, exposing the rotten culture of Machine politics might actually encourage voters to look to Republicans as a cure. We guess that won't be happening."

The problem is much deeper than party affiliation. As someone who used to live in your fair city and dislikes Daley, it's just clear that people simply do not value decent government. Republicans would do the same dumb shit if they're allowed to sink their claws into the city for a reasonable amount of time.

What you really want is a large core of competently educated, civic-minded people who will provide a strong base from which to draw elected officials and support for those officials. People who start riots during protests against non-violence don't qualify.

To 7:55 A.M.: It's probably me. I'm checking in from in/near D.C. and I'm definitely NOT Jody.

10/02/2009 09:55:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

The IG blasted Huberman for the motorola deal in their report. No wonder hes had ten different jobs lately. They were trying to distance him from his old job at OEMC. If he screwed up a department that small just imagine what type of damage he can do at the schools. I see an Obama cabinet position in his future.

10/02/2009 10:08:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Chicago eliminated on the first vote!!!!!

Daley got what he deserves.

10/02/2009 10:26:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Great Day in Chicag!!!!!!

10/02/2009 10:26:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

CHICAGO -OUT, NO OLYMPICS, HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-
FUCK DALEY, YOU CRIMINAL ASSHOLE!

10/02/2009 10:27:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHHHHAAAAAAA! Chicago does not get the Olympics!

10/02/2009 10:28:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Anonymous Badge 714 said...

Who would investigate? As you say the media are sheep and unfortunately great god Fitzgerald appears to have been compromised or "talked to". Anyway the media will be in a tizzy 7x24 about the Olympics for the next month

10/02/2009 06:38:00 AM



The mainstream media is part of the Democratic party. They were all in for our current leader last election. If they were truly unbiased, they would have delved into B.O's past and told voters how far left he really is. Although we here already knew this.

10/02/2009 10:29:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Off Topic:

This just in - NO Olympics for Chicago!!!!

10/02/2009 10:30:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Chicago first city eliminated in olympic bidding process.........WOW

10/02/2009 10:30:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

WOO HOO we are out of the running! No limpiks

10/02/2009 10:30:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

OT A 1st round knockout to Chicago and any hopes of Olympic glory!

10/02/2009 10:30:00 AM  
Anonymous BEARS FAN / SOX FAN said...

WE GONE!!! YES!! GIVE US A CONTRACT JAG NUTS AND STOP WASTING OUR MONEY. HEE HEE

10/02/2009 10:31:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

The in-car-video cameras in my district, when they work, won't let you log in if you're not a primary beat car. To you civilians, that means even if your in-car-video car system is working, you are not allowed to use it, unless you are a primary beat car. No rapid response cars, traffic cars or school/mission cars. Why is that?

10/02/2009 10:32:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

NOLYMPICS!!!!!!! Eliminated in 1st round!

10/02/2009 10:48:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Some key things to note about the current in-car camera setup.

1. If you login, it is always recording and IPRA is now making moves to get the drives from the cars to view your entire 8hr shift. Even if you didn't activate your emergency equipment.

2. Automatic turn-on of the system will be incorporated soon whether or not you log in.

BEWARE-they are on witch hunts

10/02/2009 10:54:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

where are the parents of cps students
imagine the next generation of cps students scary isn't it
no olympics city can't control high school students

10/02/2009 11:24:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I watched the interview with Jessie about the beating death. He says it's the the fault of the Police for the no snitch attitude. That the police knew about the rising tensions and did nothing about it. That in order for the code of silence to be broken and people to come forward with info they have to be assured the won't be VICTIMIZED BY THE POLICE!!! WHY THE HELL WOULD WE VICTIMIZE PEOPLE GIVING INFORMATION ON A MURDER!!! And he refers to the different rival gangs as "ethnic groups" and "political groups". Not once does he refer to the parents or even the offenders themselves as being any part responsible for their actions, or in the case of the parents their inaction. It's all the fault of the Police. Hey Jessie, GO FIST YOURSELF!!!!!

10/02/2009 12:48:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I hope the Feds start looking at Luberman a little more closely.

Like going back to when he was a Dept. Supt. for the CPD and stole all the 1505 funds to buy fax machines, printers, computers etc.

Isn't that one of the main reasons shy B. Kush left the CPD; he wouldn't and didn't want to be part and parcel to the theft and graft.

10/02/2009 12:51:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

you must watch jesse jackson on Chicago Tonight.
http://video.wttw.com/video/1280101878
"the police did nothing, even though they have sireens and taser beams"
"2 by stores"
when asked what can be done about the "don't snitch" culture, jackson says the kids learned it from the police.

10/02/2009 05:40:00 AM

This person "jesse jackass" is a complete and utter buffoon! I could only stand to watch 2mins of his mumbling, stuttering lame excuses. I am in disgust that this person holds any title or rank among people! He is a sham and a joke and the media plays right along with it. I mean seriously.....just for humor's sake, watch the video and get ready to shake your heads in disbelief.

10/02/2009 01:19:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Has Ron Huberman been indicted?

10/02/2009 01:28:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

"Another Questionable Deal?"

A sharp municiple IT person questioned the legality of the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority's IWIN--Illinois Wireless Information Network--Panasonic laptop contract award to CDS Office Technologies years ago.

The IWIN program should have been named IWON.

10/02/2009 03:06:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Fran Spielman - SunTimes reports November 2, 2007

The Chicago Police Department is taking advantage of a rarely used purchasing
power to speed the installation of the 280 squad car cameras promised by
Mayor Daley seven months ago.

Instead of putting the contract out to bid or renegotiating a new agreement
with Coban Research & Technology -- the company involved in the initial,
30-camera experiment -- the city has awarded a $12.2 million contract to
Coban under terms negotiated by Forsyth County in Winston-Salem, N.C.

It's called a "reference contract" -- a power authorized by the City Council
in April 2006, but seldom used. It allows City Hall to piggyback on terms
negotiated by other government agencies. In this case, Forsyth County
negotiated the terms after competitively bidding the contract.

10/02/2009 03:54:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Good thing we have about 4-5 PO's dedicated to this COBANcrap project...

10/02/2009 04:58:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Oh where o where is the current Illinois Criminal Justice Authority -ICJIA Illinois Wireless Information Network -IWIN contract award information for CDS Office Technologies, Motorola and Verizon??? Starting in 1999 and until a few years ago the original award documents were published on the State of Illinois IWIN website. THE WEBSITE IS GONE! All three companies continue (FOR TEN YEARS!!!) to be authorized to supply hardware, software and services to IL government agencies, WITHOUT THE AGENCIES GOING OUT TO BID! Come on State of Illinois, bring back the IWIN website and post ALL the IWIN award documents since 1999. Won’t happen? – YOU BETCHA!

10/02/2009 05:04:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Is everyone corrupt these days? Those who are elected and appointed are stealing left and right. Leaders of the black community speak as if they are helping their community but they keep getting richer and their community is still living in the ghetto at poverty level. Are our leaders all
sociapaths. They do not take responsibilty for anything they do that is wrong or corrupt. Jesse Jackson speaks to the black community as if they are all morons as if they are little children and instead of showing them a way to get out of the ghetto he is teaching them to blame someone else. Wake up people. Jesse and Al are keeping you down. You have to stop listening to the crap and use the conscience God gave you to know right from wrong good from bad. A lesson for all of us and our children. The media is negatively influencing everyone. Parents learn right from wrong and then teach your children. Explain fogiveness to them so they know that can make mistakes and learn from them. Look at all the sympathy Letterman just received by telling the truth. It's really that simple. If you screw apologize and move on. Don't keep
blaming everyone else.
Since the city is hiring unqualified people to make hundreds of thousands of dollars a year and who will some day live handsomely off the large pensions they didn't deserve I'm willing to step in and take over their jobs. I couldn't do any worse. Where do I apply?

10/02/2009 05:12:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...
wHAT HAPPENS TO ALL MY EVENT NUMBERS?

10/02/2009 12:53:00 AM

They go to a big farm and live happily ever after

10/03/2009 12:39:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...
That is like buying all the tahoes from advantage chevy in hodglins,so not to give the business to a chicago chevy dealer who got paid off here??

10/02/2009 09:44:00 AM

They were the lowest minority owned bidder. They are kicking themselves for bidding sooooo low!

Why do they always have to have a minority? So pink faced bridgeporters can have someone front for them????

10/04/2009 07:15:00 PM  

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