Just wtf is the misadministration doing??
Columbia inquiry to be carried out in secret
CIVILIAN members of the expert group investigating the Columbia space shuttle disaster have been put on the Nazi Nasa payroll to ensure much of the inquiry will be carried out in secret.
If the civilians - who were supposedly recruited to ensure the investigation was independent from Nasa - had not been hired by the agency, the board would have had to meet publicly, justify any closed-door sessions and keep transcripts and minutes that would ultimately become public records.
However, the CAIB has exploited a legal loophole which allows boards composed entirely of 'federal employees' to conduct their business in private.
In the wake of the revelation, Senator Bill Nelson has vowed to seek full disclosure of all testimonies obtained by the Columbia Accident Investigation Board, even if it means Congress invoking its subpoena powers to do so.
Nelson, a Florida Democrat, said: "It's not going to be credible with the American people unless it is made public. Secrecy may be policy in military investigations, but Nasa is a civilian agency." - snipped from Scotland on Sunday, because our media are too busy lapping up Karlspooge to be of any f*cking use.
May 25, 2003
Posted by maru at 5/25/2003 12:34:00 PM
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