Sunday, August 31, 2008

LOS PAYASOS - GOVERNMENT AT WORK

NASA Security Badges are a Health and Safety Risk Of all the things that could possibly go wrong for the US space agency, you wouldn't expect the security ID badge holder of NASA employees to rank very high on the list of "risks." Unfortunately, the new high-tech security badge holders recently issued to NASA employees have been identified as having a fairly problematic health and safety design flaw. Should the badges' metal clasps be installed incorrectly, they could pose a projectile risk, possibly causing serious eye injuries… Admittedly, this isn't big news in the realms of the space exploration, but it is news nonetheless, proving that even NASA cannot escape from clerical design flaws. In an effort to fall in line with President Bush's Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12, NASA employees have to carry a new type of badge which is protected against being read from a distance and also provides the wearer with some freedom as to when they want to show it. Unfortunately, there is a design flaw with the badge and on August 15th, NASA had to issue a warning to Kennedy Space Center employees stating that the new Identity Stronghold badge holder has the "potential to introduce dangerous Foreign Object Damage (FOD) to flight hardware areas and can cause personnel injury if the metal clips are installed improperly."....

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I have to know, Frank. What do you think of Palin?

Frank DuBois said...

First, surprise. Second, pleased. Anyone who sues the Bushies over their huge misstep of listing the polar bear has my respect.