George Washington Fire FOIA Docs

Only going to make a few comments, and I'll let others weigh in on the findings themselves.

The Navy has done the right thing making these documents available. If I had one complaint, it would be that Admiral Robert F. Willard has a blog and doesn't use it to give an opinion or guidance on this rather important topic. When your name is in the media on a subject, and the subject is a $100+ million dollar screw up in the Navy where your name is signed, one would figure that is when a blog would be useful for comment.

I feel pretty confident that upon review, more than a few Navy bloggers will show him how Web 2.0 has an important role in this area of discussion.

Before you comment however, I would encourage a thorough read of the fire investigation and the investigation addendum. Don't stop half way through, because they both end strong...

Give credit to the Pacific fleet for strong follow through by releasing these documents. If I was CO on the forward deployed carrier, I would make it clear that the Chinese are reading the Navy's own conclusion regarding how poor the GWs DC capabilities are, just to make sure the point hits home.