>That was something Matt hadn't expected. He looked warily at Renaud, then gestured >toward a seat. He came out from behind his desk and sat in a cha! ir facing >him. "That's something that every surgeon general for the past four decades has >begged for and been denied," he said. "Why the sudden change of heart?" Not looking >gift horses in the mouth was the usual stance. But understanding what was a gift and >what was a Trojan horse was even more necessary.
>Lorin sat, "First off- Lasiter wants to focus on other things. Second- >it is my department and it needs to be shaken up and I need to close >down duplication of efforts and focus our department. And I see no >reason for non-Medical personnel to do non-Medical research. Now the >Starfleet Oversight committee will want to subpoena you to confirm we >have discussed the issue. This will be when Lasiter returns from >services on Cait. In the meantime I have promised the Committee an >answer ASAP. So is this an acceptable idea?" >"Absolutely," Matt said. >"Details I have a question about.! Do you want the personnel currently >doing the work or do you plan to restaff the project?" >"I'll want to review the current staff and then decide. I'll likely at >least move my own people into the projects. One cavaet, though: I need >assurance from above - which I assume is still you - that my department's >research will be used *only* for medical R&D and that we will not be co->opted into using our research for weapons development, or other military >purposes. That's long been why we've tried to wrest control of medical R&D >back under medical. We both know that what has been called "medical" >research has often been used for things it shouldn't have." "I will state it from my position but the Starfleet Oversight committe could be another story altogether. I can't control them...much less they'd like to control me."
>"Thank you," he said. "I'm feeling well." Nothing like marriage to
lift a man's >spirits.
(ooc: remember noone told lorin)
lift a man's >spirits.
(ooc: remember noone told lorin)
(OOC: Sine Lorin usually treats Matt like a suspect, I doubt Matt will feel the need to tell him. Plus, surely the STarfleet grapevine is alive and working... there must be rumors).
>"As you may know I recently took over Research & Development. Part of
my
>early phases of command has been revamping and streamlining the
department."
>A small chortle escaped before Brennan could reign it in. "Good
luck," he wished >him. "It's become quite a three-headed beast."
Lorin smiled in response.
>"I don't believe Medical Research should be in my hands. I believe it
should
>be done by medical personnel. I'd like to offer you our current medical
>research + the staff and funding from that portion of R&D."
>That was something Matt hadn't expected. He looked warily at Renaud,
then gestured >toward a seat. He came out from behind his desk and sat
in a cha! ir facing >him. "That's something that every surgeon general
for the past four decades has >begged for and been denied," he
said. "Why the sudden change of heart?" Not looking >gift horses in
the mouth was the usual stance. But understanding what was a gift and
>what was a Trojan horse was even more necessary.
Lorin sat, "First off- Lasiter wants to focus on other things. Second-
it is my department and it needs to be shaken up and I need to close
down duplication of efforts and focus our department. And I see no
reason for non-Medical personnel to do non-Medical research. Now the
Starfleet Oversight committee will want to subpoena you to confirm we
have discussed the issue. This will be when Lasiter returns from
services on Cait. In the meantime I have promised the Committee an
answer ASAP. So is this an acceptable idea?"
"Absolutely," Matt said.
"Details I have a question about.! Do you want the personnel currently
doing the work or do you plan to restaff the project?"
>"As you may know I recently took over Research & Development. Part of
my
>early phases of command has been revamping and streamlining the
department."
>A small chortle escaped before Brennan could reign it in. "Good
luck," he wished >him. "It's become quite a three-headed beast."
Lorin smiled in response.
>"I don't believe Medical Research should be in my hands. I believe it
should
>be done by medical personnel. I'd like to offer you our current medical
>research + the staff and funding from that portion of R&D."
>That was something Matt hadn't expected. He looked warily at Renaud,
then gestured >toward a seat. He came out from behind his desk and sat
in a cha! ir facing >him. "That's something that every surgeon general
for the past four decades has >begged for and been denied," he
said. "Why the sudden change of heart?" Not looking >gift horses in
the mouth was the usual stance. But understanding what was a gift and
>what was a Trojan horse was even more necessary.
Lorin sat, "First off- Lasiter wants to focus on other things. Second-
it is my department and it needs to be shaken up and I need to close
down duplication of efforts and focus our department. And I see no
reason for non-Medical personnel to do non-Medical research. Now the
Starfleet Oversight committee will want to subpoena you to confirm we
have discussed the issue. This will be when Lasiter returns from
services on Cait. In the meantime I have promised the Committee an
answer ASAP. So is this an acceptable idea?"
"Absolutely," Matt said.
"Details I have a question about.! Do you want the personnel currently
doing the work or do you plan to restaff the project?"
"I'll want to review the current staff and then decide. I'll likely at least move my own people into the projects. One cavaet, though: I need assurance from above - which I assume is still you - that my department's research will be used *only* for medical R&D and that we will not be co-opted into using our research for weapons development, or other military purposes. That's long been why we've tried to wrest control of medical R&D back under medical. We both know that what has been called "medical" research has often been used for things it shouldn't have."
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