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The CityTime scandal, arguably the biggest boondoggle of Mayor Bloomberg's three terms even if most New Yorkers greeted it with a shrug, is starting to wrap up.

Eleven people were indicted in December on charges of corruption. But don't worry, SAIC has conducted an internal review, and found "failures of management" that could no longer be abided.

After finally admitting that the multi-million dollar cash hole that is CityTime was a problem, Mayor Bloomberg has moved onto the offensive and is now trying to get $600 million returned to the city.

Sure, they may have overshot the projected $68 million it would cost by $678 million but...no, no that pretty much sounds like the exact opposite of a "pretty good job" to us.

The CityTime consultant who was fired earlier this week for not properly tracking his hours was arrested last night for taking at least $5 million in bribes.

In the latest embarrassment for the troubled CityTime project the consultant in charge of the city's money-bleeding computerized timekeeping initiative was fired yesterday for—wait for it&mdahs;not properly tracking his hours!

A 2007 NY Times graphic describing CityTime's biometric scanner, the source

Oh guys, the CityTime mess is even worse than everybody thought!

Love the smaller T in the logo (nyc.gov). Bloomberg might be