"An FBI-led watchdog agency has opened an investigation into multiple complaints accusing NASA Inspector General Robert W. Cobb of failing to investigate safety violations and retaliating against whistle-blowers. Most of the complaints were filed by current and former employees of his own office.
Written complaints and supporting documents from at least 16 people have been given to investigators. They allege that Cobb, appointed by President Bush in 2002, suppressed investigations of wrongdoing within NASA, and abused and penalized his own investigators when they persisted in raising concerns.
The complaints are being reviewed by the Integrity Committee of the President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency. The complaints describe efforts by Cobb to shut down or ignore investigations on issues such as a malfunctioning self-destruct procedure during a space shuttle launch at the Kennedy Space Center, and the theft of an estimated $1.9 billion worth of data on rocket engines from NASA computers.
In documents obtained by The Washington Post and in interviews, NASA employees and former employees said Cobb's actions had contributed to a lack of attention to safety problems at NASA."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/02/AR2006020202721.htmlThe performance of the Bush Administration is always the same - bad, bad, bad and more bad. They NEVER work, they just cover up their incompetence. I am so SICK of the rampant mismanagement that I could scream. These news stories are all the same - I bet reporters have a template and just change the agency and the names of the people involved. AAARRRGGGHHHH!!
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