


"This is a result of my direct liaison with all of the (congressional) oversight committees, both the chairmen and minority members, who want a broader report than just what happened. "I'm just probably a little bit dense," a reporter said, "but it finally sunk in to me today, listening to some of your questions, that the management system-slash-culture, and I'm not sure how you separate those two, really is going to come under your microscope and you really are going to change it, aren't you?" But we're also going to approach it with great care because of the 'law of unintended consequences.' We are not experts in this area, but clearly this area can stand some scrutiny." "We're going to interview many, many more experts on this subject and we're going to approach this issue probably more broadly than the Challenger report did. "You can see the depth and the details that we are exploring (in) these issues of risk, risk management," Harold Gehman told reporters Wednesday after the board's fifth public hearing. In case there were any doubts, the chairman of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board says that finding the root cause of the shuttle disaster is only part of the panel's charter and that lawmakers in Washington have made it clear they expect broad changes in NASA's organizational structure.Īnd that's exactly what they're going to get. STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS "SPACE PLACE" & USED WITH PERMISSION Spaceflight Now | STS-107 | Board to revamp NASA management organizationīoard to revamp NASA management organization
