The test distribution has had an ugly rollout.
I used to work in .gov, and the big shots would give an order.
Then the lawyers would get involved and explain all the issues that had to be addressed. (Some obscure regulations written in 1938 would have to be addressed...blah...blah...blah...)
Then they would have someone at HQ deal with the funding—what was authorized, what was in the account, etc etc etc
Then they would have to contract out for someone to do something physical (like delivery, for example) so the contracting office would have to figure out what contracts would apply, whether this task was in the contract, blah blah blah...
You get the idea.
.gov is a bureaucratic mess!
Steve Lookner
@lookner
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Look folks, let’s just accept that America’s policy on this is, in effect, whoever gets it gets it
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Soumya
@skarlamangla
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LA County is not cancelling the LA Marathon, but they are asking spectators to practice social distancing and for sick runners to stay
nice!
the irony is my wife’s doc is in Bethesda, MD, down the Pike from FDA hq.
if only Rockville Pike was paved with lawyers, things would move along a bit better...
Some obscure regulations written in 1938 **
ain’t that the truth!!