When the parking system breaks down, the terrorists have won.

• Author: Peters, Charles
• Position: Department of Homeland Security's Janet Hale - Brief article

For readers who miss our retired feature, the Memo of the Month, for old time's sake, here's one dug up by my friend Al Kamen. It's from the Department of Homeland Security about Janet Hale, the agency's undersecretary for management:

"Subject: RE: Parking Space #016 Ms. Janet Hale To all, Please pass the word to all employees who have inner compound parking to refrain from parking in space #016 (Ms. Janet Hale's parking space) located in front of the press conference building. On several occasions this week Ms. Hale's space has been unavailable to her in the morning."

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