Helis lied. Sea Year died.
Looks like my $100,000 bet is officially safe. It should have been an easy bet to win. After all, the leader of an institution that […]
Month: November 2016
The recent SA/SH survey given at USMMA is invalid because the Academy administered it improperly
Two weeks ago, the Academy administered the 2015-16 Defense Manpower Data Center (“DMDC”) Sexual Assault and Gender Relations (“SAGR”) survey to the B-Split midshipmen who […]
If it looks like a coverup, walks like a coverup, . . .
Prosecutors love a coverup attempt because proof of the attempted coverup can be evidence of guilt of the underlying crime. For example, why would someone […]
Finally, the actual DMDC SAGR Survey results are made public
The actual results from the Defense Manpower Data Center (“DMDC”) Sexual Assault and Gender Relations (“SAGR”) Survey for 2013-14 have finally been released. They are […]
So much news, so little time.
The MARAD scandal involving USMMA is so target-rich that it’s getting hard for a volunteer news blog to keep up. This post is just to […]
The Inspector General is on the LMI case — here’s how you can help
We have received information via the confidential tip page that the DOT Inspector General has opened an investigation into the suspicious nature of the award […]
LMI and the Conflict of Interest Clause
Multiple sources confirm that LMI’s Marlise Streitmatter is actively involved in the culture study of USMMA commissioned by DOT. In our post “The LMI Scandal […]
Breaking: DMDC SAGR survey administered this morning to B-Splits
This morning at 0630 EST, B-Splits were mustered to take the Defense Manpower Data Center (“DMDC”) Sexual Assault and Gender Relations (“SAGR”) survey as part […]
Breaking: The LMI Scandal Unfolds
MARAD-directed USMMA Culture Study contaminated by conflict of interest (This new post fits in with the series we have been running on MARAD’s behind-the-scenes manipulation […]
Mystery Answered: Creating a crisis to justify new training ships
Second in a three four part series. Part 4 ties it all together and shows how USMMA midshipmen and sea year are casualties in MARAD’s […]
A Legislative Mystery: Why was legislation to help SUNY Maritime avoid its imminent training ship crisis scuttled in a Senate bill?
SUNY Maritime is facing a crisis. Its training vessel, the EMPIRE STATE VI will be decommissioned in 2019. Moreover, MARAD, which owns the vessel, has […]
Analysis of legal cases describing SA/SH on commercial ships
I thought it would be an interesting exercise to look at the cases in a database of legal decisions to get an idea as to […]
Why sea year is so important — from the USMMA Admissions Office
Some members of the Board of Visitors coming to the Academy on November 14 may not be as familiar with sea year as others. So, […]
Another excellent editorial by Ivy Barton Suter
(Ms. Suter’s editorial was published a week ago, but I didn’t have time to post it until now.) Ivy Barton Suter was in the first […]
The SA/SH statistics for USMMA are not comparable to the statistics for the other federal academies.
The administration has repeatedly made the claim that Sexual Assault/Sexual Harassment rates at USMMA are worse than they are at the other federal academies. For […]
Another compelling reason for releasing the actual DMDC SAGR reports
We have repeatedly made the point (e.g., here and here) that the administration should release the actual Sexual Assault and Gender Relations (“SAGR”) survey reports […]
Welcome WAPO readers — a few clarifications about that story
In today’s online edition of the Washington Post, Lisa Rein describes a “civil war” at the Academy over the sexual assault/sexual harassment (“SA/SH”) issues. That’s […]