NASA Inspector General "Moose" abused staff, socialized with NASA execs he was charged to oversee

[BurtWorm]

Another brilliant Bush appointee. :eyes:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/07/AR2007060702143.html?nav=rss_politics


Complaints Heard About NASA Inspector General

By Marc Kaufman
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, June 8, 2007; Page A07

Former top associates of embattled NASA Inspector General Robert "Moose" Cobb accused him in an unusual House-Senate congressional inquiry yesterday of being abusive, vulgar, unprofessional and seemingly beholden to top management of the agency he oversees.

Cobb gave little ground, however, and made clear that he believes those complaints and the criticisms voiced by two probes into his actions are unfair and their conclusions misguided.


He said that he is proud of his five-year stewardship of the office and that NASA Administrator Michael D. Griffin fully supports him. He also said an independent ethics committee investigation -- which concluded earlier this year that Cobb should be punished or dismissed -- was "a complete and de facto exoneration of me."

The report of the Integrity Committee, made up of three inspectors general, a top FBI official and other senior ethics officers, said that Cobb had abused his authority by mistreating his staff. It also found that he had created the appearance of a lack of independence by lunching, drinking and golfing with top NASA officials. The committee, which was established by the executive branch, did not find substance to charges that Cobb had improperly overlooked safety complaints by whistle-blowers.

Cobb said the Integrity Committee's "criticisms are not based on facts or law and are wrong."

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[ThomWV]

1. Watching on C-Span late last night I was disgusted

I saw assholes like that when I worked for DOE, and particularly just before I left when I did a brief stint supporting (but thankfully never working for) the Department of Homeland Security.

[bryant69]

2. The people's whose ass I'm kissing like me, so there!

It's only the little people, who's asses I'm indifferent to who are complaining.

Bryant
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[tanyev]

3. Any statistics out there on what percentage of the population are bullies?

32% or so? They sure have come into their own during the reign of King George.