Reply #40: yes, but it seems this wasn't handled very well [View All]

[OnTheOtherHand]

(according to the WaPo article linked in the OP)

"FAA Managers Destroyed 9/11 Tape"

The report concluded that the FAA generally cooperated with the independent panel investigating the terrorist attacks by providing documents about its activities on Sept. 11, but the actions of two FAA managers "did not, in our view, serve the interests of the FAA, the Department or the public."...

The FAA said it was cooperating fully with the 9/11 panel. The agency said it took disciplinary action against the employee who destroyed the tape but declined to elaborate on what kind of action they took.

"We believe the audiotape in question appears to be consistent with written statements and other materials provided to FBI investigators and would not have added in any significant way to the information contained in what has already been provided to investigators and members of the 9/11 commission," said FAA spokesman Greg Martin.

The story concludes by citing the IG's criticisms in further detail (I've stopped at 3 paragraphs for fair use). It all sounds reasonable to me, apart from the reference to the FAA as "they."