Ed. Dept. official acknowledges 'unacceptable' behavior; still employed

A senior Department of Education official is admitting to poor judgement and “unacceptable” behavior, but won’t get any punishment beyond counseling, the Associated Press reports.

Danny Harris, the department’s chief information officer, gave a government contract to a friend’s company, improperly worked with two subordinates on a side business and failed to pay taxes on the profits earned for that side business. Harris used his official Department of Education email account for work on the side business. He also helped a relative get a job at the department and gave a $4,000 loan to a subordinate.