Report Faults NASA on Equipment Losses

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Topic: Report Faults NASA on Equipment Losses

garymilgrom
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Posts: 1966
From: Atlanta, GA
Registered: Feb 2007

posted 07-26-2007 09:30 AM

A report in today's NY Times says NASA has not been tough enough on employees who casually misplace equipment. Here's the excuse given for a missing $4,000+ laptop:

quote:
This computer, although assigned to me, was being used on board the International Space Station. I was informed that it was tossed overboard to be burned up in the atmosphere when it failed.

Full report here: Report Faults NASA on Equipment Losses

Robert Pearlman
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Posts: 42981
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999

posted 07-26-2007 09:33 AM

Here are links to the original report:

Property Management: Lack of Accountability and Weak Internal Controls Leave NASA Equipment Vulnerable to Loss, Theft, and Misuse GAO-07-432, June 25, 2007
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