"In response to your previous statement, Captain Boulay is the JAG Chief,
but he is an extremely talented and skilled individual. I never stated he
was being given field commands, but he can consult on various situations."
He continued not allowing the Rigelian a response in kind, "Both the Fleet
Security Chief and Station Security are currently heading full
investigations not only to solve these situations but prevent them in the
future as well. In terms of whether I am needed sir that is not my
decision. I work for Starfleet and I work for Admiral Samuel Lasiter. I am
assigned my duties, and as my track record will show, I perform them to the
utmost of my abilities. I am very proud of Spacedock and her crew and
position within Starfleet. She will continue to be our crown jewel." He was
not stuck up-just stating a fact.
Deltan Ambassador Aria finally chimed in. "Admiral Renaud, is it your
opinion that you *should* perform both jobs? And that attempting to do so
will notadversely affect both?"
"Ambassador Aria--To be concise-Yes and it will not affect both positions."
He was as confident as he could be in the answer.
The Ambassador from Rigel caughed to suppress a chuckle.
Lorin looked directly at the Rigellian, "I am sorry Ambassador-do you need
medical care?"
The Deltan ambassador saw Renaud's reaction as counterproductive, so she
interjected before Rigel's ambassador had the chance to blow up. "Admiral
Renaud, I admire your confidence, but understand that we have reasons for
concern. During your watch as head of Spacedock operations, we have had two
unsolved murders, at least two assassination attempts on a flag officer that
remains open, and most recently, attacks on Star Fleet personnel that forced
Admiral Lasiter to order all flag officers to relocate to Star Fleet
Headquarters, apparently because the security there is better.
"If these matters remain unaddressed with your full-time presence, how are
they and any others that occur later, going to be resolved with your
attention divided?"
"I want to support your efforts with Research and Development. However, I
find it extremely difficult to justify that under the current
circumstances."
Sharez's antennae flipped back again in surprise. "Admiral, I believe you
could have left the snide remarks outside of the conference room. I believe
that there is a good reason to question whether you might be overextended in
the current situation. That is not to say that you are not a very qualified
officer, but as has already been stated. Space Station McKinly is not only
an important facility, but a busy one. You yourself have already identified
that your new assignment in R&D is fraught with the challenge of
mismanagement and a need to clean things up. You have stated the support
you receive from the staff on the station, but what about in R&D?"
Lorin was quiet for a half second before replying-he looked at the Rigellian
Ambassador again, "I apologize-all of your feedback to me is important and
necessary." He took a breath, "I support the move to SF HQ because of the
amount of civilian traffic we have routed through Spacedock. No matter how
good Security is, anytime you have a cluster of high brass, you are going to
unwantedly encourage negative activity and it is unfortunate. Let me assure
you that just because there is not visible activity it does not mean these
are unaddressed cases. I believe that with recent actions taken by Commander
K'Tael we should be able to close some of these cases shortly and I believe
we will see a tie-in with the recent attacks on Admiral Lasiter. The time is
being taken to make sure the proper results of arrests and convictions are
obtained. I am not at liberty to give further details on that but I believe
you will appreciate the results of the ongoing investigations."
"As for the Staff at R&D, I am pleased and impressed. While there are some
understandable hard feelings over the departure of my predecessor, the staff
have adapted to my Management style and intentions for the department. I am
going to realign the department so the Chain of Command currently of myself
and my Assistant Department Chief will be followed by Project Commanders who
will be responsible for each individual project. This will add additional
on-site accountability in addition to my visits and reports received.
Further inspection of the previous mismanagement in accounting, delivery of
services and procedural processes can only assist in this process. I will be
pleased to send updates to this group as needed."
"Do I believe I can take these two programs? Truly I do. We are in a time of
change. This time of change requires steady dependable leadership. Admiral
Lasiter has trusted me in this dual role and as Spacedock's investigations
continue and resolve, so will the current issues I've raised here today
regarding R&D. I am asking for your trust and the opportunity to do so."
"It sounds like you have some good ideas, Admiral. The important thing for
someone in your position is to make sure to put the job first. Ego and
distraction cannot be allowed if we are going to have the type of research
that we need to make sure that the Federation and Starfleet are on the
cutting edge of innovation," said T'Sar. "How are things going with some of
the other projects your team is working on?"
(response?)
}}}=) Lisa
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