FEMA relied on inexperienced volunteers to find coronavirus protective equipment: Complaint

[TomCADem]

It is not Trump anymore. It is Fox News and Republicans like Mitch McConnell who happily enable him that are costing lives. For example, but for Republicans and Fox, Trump would not be able to get away with this nepotism and corruption.

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/fema-relied-inexperienced-volunteers-find-coronavirus-protective-equipment/story?id=70519484

A federal effort to obtain protective gear for health care workers has relied in part on volunteers from private equity and consulting firms who have little to no experience in health care, government or procurement, according to an anonymous complaint submitted to Congress by one of the volunteers.

The complaint, first reported by The Washington Post and confirmed by ABC News, describes volunteers being told to prioritize procurement leads from conservative media personalities identified as part of a VIP list. These VIP tips on where to obtain protective gear were not more successful than other leads and consumed much of the group's time, according to the complaint.

"Americans are facing a crisis of tragic proportions and there is an urgent need for an effective, efficient and bold response," the complaint states.

"From my few weeks as a volunteer, I believe we are falling short. I am writing to alert my representatives of these challenges and to ask that they do everything possible to help front-line health-care workers and other Americans in need," the complaint adds.

[napi21]

1. WHY IN THE HELL are we using volunteers for that job? what's wrong with having people from HHS or

the CDC, or some procuring personnel from the military? I don't fault the volunteers for not getting the job done. they shouldn't have ever been asked to do so!

[mr_lebowski]

3. My guess is because government workers would've immediately raised red flags

about being told to try to buy PPE from Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh's buddies.

[DURHAM D]

2. Jared nt