Posted on Jan 17, 2016
Army's Anthrax Scandal Due To Leadership Failure
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An Army report on the Anthrax scandal at Dugway Proving Ground in Utah cites leadership failures as key problem.
Army's Anthrax Scandal Due To Leadership Failure
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SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL Someone has to be held responsible but the issue is that the process they used to kill the anthrax didn't work and they shipped live anthrax to multiple labs in the United States via Fed EX. The error was found as a result of the receiving lab testing the anthrax and finding live spores. The real issue is "gaps in science," there wasn't oversight into the effectiveness of the irradiation process to kill the spores.
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SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL
CPT (Join to see) you hit the nail on its head, no oversight! What happen to checks/balance from the top/down in the chain of command.
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SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL - A major problem is that scientific facilities and hospitals are now hiring individuals who do not have a medical or scientific background but do have a background in business administration and or law. The administrators are paid bonus' on their ability to save the facility money. As long as the dollar (profit) is the top priority we will continue to see these types of problems.
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This is not a big surprise SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL. Communication was also a significant problem during the Anthrax scares. That is a leadership responsibility to ensure that information is disseminated in a timely fashion to where it is needed.
Interestly enough to me is that my primary care VA doctor is based at Fort Detrick, Maryland which was the principal base for one of the Anthrax scares. I have visited that bases over the years a number of times before my VA crea doctor was based there.
Interestly enough to me is that my primary care VA doctor is based at Fort Detrick, Maryland which was the principal base for one of the Anthrax scares. I have visited that bases over the years a number of times before my VA crea doctor was based there.
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I think that that is deplorable. Leaders in this case: could not afford to fail. They never can afford to fail; really.
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