>"Honestly-if I can be frank-we are not anywhere near where I believe we
>should be in these projects. Past mismanagement have left them in a terribly
>inefficient state. According to my predecessors' documentation--especially
>with Fish-there has been continuing diversion of funds to other projects by
>the Council. I need to keep these funds stable in order to make progress.
>O'Brien's Gift, on the other hand has been stable, but has had too much
>duplication for the research to be truly effective."
>"One of my other requests is to drop Medical Research altogether. My people
>are not physicians. Medical Research should be done by medically-oriented
>teams-thus I would like to transfer this project to Starfleet Medical."
>The Ambassador from Rigel IV reacted for the first time. "Now just a damned
>minute, Admiral. Don't lay the problems with your department on us.
>Operational management, success or failure, rests solely on the shoulders
>of you and the CinC, Admiral Lasiter.", he interjected a bit testily.
>Again Lorin kept his cool-he had to show them some resistance to show he was
>not a pushover, "I apologize Ambassador-I did not mean you any offense. I
>was merely answering a question. I believe there is fault enough to go
>around from all corners on the problems my department has had in the past
>whether it be my predecessor or anywhere else it may lay. I am rebuilding
>this department and focusing on that."
>Sharez understood the argument being presented. He had had his own problems
>with Renaud's >predecessor. "Do you find your split duties to be too much to
>deal with in relation to addressing enough >time and energy to these
>improvements?"
"Not at all. I have wonderful support staffs in both areas to help me address
any situation that arises. I can also leave Spacedock with short notice to my
staff there if I am needed on-site."
Ambassador Anderson, the Terran representative, did something that was
uncharacteristic. He took an interest....
"My appologies to the Committee Chair for interjecting, but I take issue
with your answer Admiral Renaud. The kinds of changes to the very structure of
R&D will require you to travel more than occassionally all over Federation
territory. How can you run Spacedock effectively while traveling so much?
Keep in mind, sir, that Spacedock is not just another Starfleet installation.
It serves as the home port of the fleet, and the gateway to Earth to many of
the travellers who come here. The events of late are still fresh in our minds,
Admiral. The murder of Venasian Chief Investigator Telax, the attack at the
funeral of Admiral Lasiter, the bombing on Spacedock, and the attacks by the
Brotherhood are all events that demand the attention of the station commander,
not some proxy. I question the wisdom of your dual duties, considering these
events."
{response}
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Characters:
Adm. Samuel Lasiter,
RAdm. Markus Garibaldi,
Emissary Marconis,
LCDR Donovan Black, and a host of others.
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