"Civilian members of the expert group investigating the Columbia space shuttle disaster have been put on the NASA payroll to ensure much of the inquiry will be carried out in secret. The highly controversial move - which has prompted angry accusations that the inquiry can no longer be considered impartial - will see the five civilian representatives on the Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) each receive executive-level salaries of up to $134,000 a year. If the civilians - who were supposedly recruited to ensure the investigation was independent from NASA - had not been hired by the agency, the board would have had to meet publicly, justify any closed-door sessions and keep transcripts and minutes that would ultimately become public records. However, the CAIB has exploited a legal loophole which allows boards composed entirely of federal employees to conduct their business in private."
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more unfurling and more stench...
This sucks hard. More Bu$h Junta Secrecy paid for with our tax dollars.
BadGimp
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posted by BadGimp @ 2:06 PM
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