Fake degrees have been going on for hundreds of years, since there's been formal education; you didn't really think the Wizard of Oz was a PhD wizard? :-) There are people trying to fool others in all situations, that's why there are licensing boards and exams, etc.

It is up to the person hiring/being hired to have a clue as to legitimate schools, degrees, background in that field? Sure someone will be happy to sell you a worthless piece of paper online, that goes without saying but 99.9% of people won't get a "real" job with that which will last any length of time! If they do, the hiring people "deserve" that person.

A legitimate, honorary degree, such as one from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. http://president.georgetown.edu/hono...reepolicy.html is a real degree and no one has to be apologetic about it and do the humble, little, "Well, it's only an honorary degree you know. . ." If your agency's head's degree is from a two-bit school and he does his job poorly, etc. I wouldn't be working there, would not want to associate myself with that.