Kenneth Tomlinson Caught Horsing Around

The State Department Inspector General has released a report finding that Kenneth Tomlinson, the head of the agency overseeing most government broadcasts to foreign countries has used his office to run a “horse racing operation” and that he improperly put a friend on the payroll. Tomlinson was ousted from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting last year when another inquiry found evidence that he had violated rules meant to insulate public television and radio from undo political influence. Congress is currently considering Tomlinson’s renomination to a new term as chair of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, the State Department office that oversees foreign broadcasts, including the Voice of America and Radio Free Europe.