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Jonathan
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 Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2007 7:04 am Post subject: Miami Herald calls for Resignation of NASA IG |
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Posted on Fri, Jun. 15, 2007
Miami Herald Editorial
NASA needs a better watchdog
OUR OPINION: SCATHING REPORT FINDS POOR PERFORMANCE,
BAD JUDGMENT
As inspector general at NASA, it's the job of Robert ''Moose'' Cobb to blow
the whistle whenever he finds something wrong, usually by issuing reports
critical of his own agency. Recently, however, the tables were turned. Mr.
Cobb found himself the target of a scathing, 289-page report substantiating
allegations that he abused his authority and had created at least the
appearance of being too chummy with the managers he's supposed to be
policing. Apparently, NASA's managers are perfectly happy with this cozy
arrangement because he's still on the job.
Poor performance
The report was issued by the President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency
(PCIE), which investigates complaints against inspectors general. It decided
to look into Mr. Cobb's performance after receiving 18 complaints against
him, including 79 allegations.
It would take too much space to outline all the alleged shortcomings, but a
partial list would include resisting investigations that might embarrass
NASA, bullying his staff and otherwise failing to show the sort of judgment
and leadership the position requires.
Investigators determined that Mr. Cobb never acted illegally. They did not
substantiate the 79 allegations, but they found enough evidence of poor
performance to warrant a recommendation that he should be punished -- up to
and including being fired.
Florida Sen. Bill Nelson, a leading congressional expert on NASA, has also
called for his dismissal, as have other members of Congress. Yet after a
hearing on Capitol Hill last week in which Mr. Cobb stubbornly refused to
concede any wrongdoing, the inspector vowed to stay on the job and the Bush
administration continues to support him.
As Republican Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa pointed out, IG offices are
supposed to impartially investigate and audit operations within their
agencies. But according to the PCIE report, Mr. Cobb repeatedly told his
staff that one of his priorities was to avoid embarrassing NASA. ''He has
used the power of his office to insulate the agency from critical
investigations,'' Sen. Grassley said.
No `charm school'
To top it off, Mr. Cobb has an abysmal relationship with his own staff, to
whom he refers as ''beaurons,'' his shorthand for ''bureaucratic morons.''
He apparently does not communicate with many of them because of mutual
distrust.
This is not a problem that can be fixed by sending Mr. Cobb to some sort of
management ''charm school.'' The IG at NASA plays a vital role in protecting
the lives of its employees, most prominently the astronauts, and looking for
waste, fraud and abuse in a $13 billion budget. Mr. Cobb apparently does not
understand the role of the IG and should be removed to make way for someone
who does.
http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/editorials/story/140354.html |
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Danny Deger
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| Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2007 11:24 pm Post subject: Re: Miami Herald calls for Resignation of NASA IG |
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"Jonathan" <write@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:_sIci.1375$kR2.309@bignews1.bellsouth.net...
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Posted on Fri, Jun. 15, 2007
Miami Herald Editorial
NASA needs a better watchdog
OUR OPINION: SCATHING REPORT FINDS POOR PERFORMANCE,
BAD JUDGMENT
As inspector general at NASA, it's the job of Robert ''Moose'' Cobb to
blow
the whistle whenever he finds something wrong, usually by issuing reports
critical of his own agency. Recently, however, the tables were turned. Mr.
Cobb found himself the target of a scathing, 289-page report
substantiating
allegations that he abused his authority and had created at least the
appearance of being too chummy with the managers he's supposed to be
policing. Apparently, NASA's managers are perfectly happy with this cozy
arrangement because he's still on the job.
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I worked for NASA until last fall. Last summer I complained to the NASA IG
I was being bullied at work and alleged gross misconduct on the part of NASA
management in them lying to local officials to have be detained against my
will. I also supplied documents to establish NASA management worked with a
local judge to prevent me from getting a hearing or an attorney. Needless
to say, the NASA IG did nothing. They did not even acknowledge receipt of
my complaints.
Danny Deger |
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OM
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| Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 8:32 am Post subject: Re: Miami Herald calls for Resignation of NASA IG |
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On Sat, 16 Jun 2007 14:24:59 -0500, "Danny Deger"
<dannydeger@hotmail.com> wrote:
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I worked for NASA until last fall. Last summer I complained to the NASA IG
I was being bullied at work and alleged gross misconduct on the part of NASA
management in them lying to local officials to have be detained against my
will. I also supplied documents to establish NASA management worked with a
local judge to prevent me from getting a hearing or an attorney. Needless
to say, the NASA IG did nothing. They did not even acknowledge receipt of
my complaints.
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....Wbua Znkfba, is that you?
OM
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| Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 9:29 pm Post subject: Re: Miami Herald calls for Resignation of NASA IG |
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On Jun 16, 12:24 pm, "Danny Deger" <dannyde...@hotmail.com> wrote:
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"Jonathan" <w...@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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Posted on Fri, Jun. 15, 2007
Miami Herald Editorial
NASA needs a better watchdog
OUR OPINION: SCATHING REPORT FINDS POOR PERFORMANCE,
BAD JUDGMENT
As inspector general at NASA, it's the job of Robert ''Moose'' Cobb to
blow
the whistle whenever he finds something wrong, usually by issuing reports
critical of his own agency. Recently, however, the tables were turned. Mr.
Cobb found himself the target of a scathing, 289-page report
substantiating
allegations that he abused his authority and had created at least the
appearance of being too chummy with the managers he's supposed to be
policing. Apparently, NASA's managers are perfectly happy with this cozy
arrangement because he's still on the job.
snip
I worked for NASA until last fall. Last summer I complained to the NASA IG
I was being bullied at work and alleged gross misconduct on the part of NASA
management in them lying to local officials to have be detained against my
will. I also supplied documents to establish NASA management worked with a
local judge to prevent me from getting a hearing or an attorney. Needless
to say, the NASA IG did nothing. They did not even acknowledge receipt of
my complaints.
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What do you expect from those pesky Zions in control. You're out and
they are in, as in end of argument.
BTW why haven't you become another Jewish team player?
The same banishment and/or exclusion of evidence applies as to what's
so freaking intelligent looking about Venus, and of why our physically
dark and otherwise nasty moon has not been walked upon.
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"whoever controls the past, controls the future" / George Orwell
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surfduke
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| Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 7:35 pm Post subject: Re: Miami Herald calls for Resignation of NASA IG |
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On Jun 17, 1:29 pm, BradGuth <bradg...@gmail.com> wrote:
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On Jun 16, 12:24 pm, "Danny Deger" <dannyde...@hotmail.com> wrote:
"Jonathan" <w...@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:_sIci.1375$kR2.309@bignews1.bellsouth.net...
Posted on Fri, Jun. 15, 2007
Miami Herald Editorial
NASA needs a better watchdog
OUR OPINION: SCATHING REPORT FINDS POOR PERFORMANCE,
BAD JUDGMENT
As inspector general at NASA, it's the job of Robert ''Moose'' Cobb to
blow
the whistle whenever he finds something wrong, usually by issuing reports
critical of his own agency. Recently, however, the tables were turned. Mr.
Cobb found himself the target of a scathing, 289-page report
substantiating
allegations that he abused his authority and had created at least the
appearance of being too chummy with the managers he's supposed to be
policing. Apparently, NASA's managers are perfectly happy with this cozy
arrangement because he's still on the job.
snip
I worked for NASA until last fall. Last summer I complained to the NASA IG
I was being bullied at work and alleged gross misconduct on the part of NASA
management in them lying to local officials to have be detained against my
will. I also supplied documents to establish NASA management worked with a
local judge to prevent me from getting a hearing or an attorney. Needless
to say, the NASA IG did nothing. They did not even acknowledge receipt of
my complaints.
Danny Deger- Hide quoted text -
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What do you expect from those pesky Zions in control. You're out and
they are in, as in end of argument.
BTW why haven't you become another Jewish team player?
The same banishment and/or exclusion of evidence applies as to what's
so freaking intelligent looking about Venus, and of why our physically
dark and otherwise nasty moon has not been walked upon.
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"whoever controls the past, controls the future" / George Orwell
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Brad Guth
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It is wild how you quote Orwell, after bashing the Jewish folks!
I hope your vision of control never gets in at NASA, or any other
program.
Carl |
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OM
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| Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 11:50 pm Post subject: Re: Miami Herald calls for Resignation of NASA IG <- Another |
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On Mon, 18 Jun 2007 08:35:55 -0700, surfduke <surfduke2001@yahoo.com>
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It is wild how you quote Orwell, after bashing the Jewish folks!
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....Carl, when you have Guthball and "Jonathan" - two confirmed trolls
- babbling to each other with Danny "Danny Dot" Deger in the middle,
you're wasting your time and our bandwidth bothering to respond.
Especially if you're quoting their combined piles of digital feces and
adding only a couple of lines of comment; regardless of how sane your
comments are compared to theirs, it's still a waste of bandwidth.
Please, just killfile the goatse'd bastards and put them out of our
misery.
OM
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| Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 1:16 am Post subject: Re: Miami Herald calls for Resignation of NASA IG <- Another |
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OM wrote:
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On Mon, 18 Jun 2007 08:35:55 -0700, surfduke <surfduke2001@yahoo.com
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It is wild how you quote Orwell, after bashing the Jewish folks!
...Carl, when you have Guthball and "Jonathan" - two confirmed trolls
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And then you have Robert OM Mosley III and Rand Simberg - two confirmed
fascists, making constant killfile demands of the submissive US public.
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BradGuth
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| Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 2:00 am Post subject: Re: Miami Herald calls for Resignation of NASA IG <- Another |
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On Jun 18, 12:50 pm, OM <om@all_trolls_must_DIE.com> wrote:
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On Mon, 18 Jun 2007 08:35:55 -0700, surfduke <surfduke2...@yahoo.com
wrote:
It is wild how you quote Orwell, after bashing the Jewish folks!
...Carl, when you have Guthball and "Jonathan" - two confirmed trolls
- babbling to each other with Danny "Danny Dot" Deger in the middle,
you're wasting your time and our bandwidth bothering to respond.
Especially if you're quoting their combined piles of digital feces and
adding only a couple of lines of comment; regardless of how sane your
comments are compared to theirs, it's still a waste of bandwidth.
Please, just killfile the goatse'd bastards and put them out of our
misery.
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Are the infomercial spewing Usenet Zions having yet another bad day?
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"whoever controls the past, controls the future" / George Orwell
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Damon Hill
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| Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 4:57 am Post subject: Re: Miami Herald calls for Resignation of NASA IG <- Another |
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kT <cosmic@lifeform.org> wrote in news:sECdi.18$Ts3.14@newsfe02.lga:
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OM wrote:
On Mon, 18 Jun 2007 08:35:55 -0700, surfduke <surfduke2001@yahoo.com
wrote:
It is wild how you quote Orwell, after bashing the Jewish folks!
...Carl, when you have Guthball and "Jonathan" - two confirmed trolls
And then you have Robert OM Mosley III and Rand Simberg - two confirmed
fascists, making constant killfile demands of the submissive US public.
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This is all so wonderfully banal.
--Damon |
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kT
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| Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 5:30 am Post subject: Re: Miami Herald calls for Resignation of NASA IG <- Another |
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Damon Hill wrote:
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kT <cosmic@lifeform.org> wrote in news:sECdi.18$Ts3.14@newsfe02.lga:
OM wrote:
On Mon, 18 Jun 2007 08:35:55 -0700, surfduke <surfduke2001@yahoo.com
wrote:
It is wild how you quote Orwell, after bashing the Jewish folks!
...Carl, when you have Guthball and "Jonathan" - two confirmed trolls
And then you have Robert OM Mosley III and Rand Simberg - two confirmed
fascists, making constant killfile demands of the submissive US public.
This is all so wonderfully banal.
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You know, that's so weird that you mention that, because I'd take a
crackpot's word over a fascist's word any day of the week. At least a
crackpot's claims are usually creative, and empirically falsifiable.
What Mosley and Rand present here, is just fascist nonsense.
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