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."
"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?"
"Thank you...and I agree completely. As I stated earlier, I would like to move Medical Research to Starfleet Medical. Project Thunderclap is my overriding concern. Right around the time I took over R&D there was an incident involving an explosion. There were casualties and injuries. We were making progress on it and a prototype-the USS Explorer-will be used on an upcoming mission. We have restarted our work on it but the cause is still under investigation. Again a Safety Officer to oversee this project would be crucial."
Sharez tapped his stylus on the table. "Has a cause for that explosion been identified?"
"And who was the Safety Officer assigned to that project? added Drak. "Obviously that person was not adequate in the position. What is going to be done to preven the same thing from happening again?"
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