Quote Originally Posted by KukriKhan
Now he has to, and doesn't like it, after 30 years of independence. But he's getting a USGS paycheck, so I can see where they're coming from; they don't want to be uninformed and caught flat-footed.
That was more or less what I was thinking when I heard this. Some of these government researchers don't grasp the concept of being at least somewhat accountable to their employer who's signing their paychecks. Asking them to report anything major to their managers before running to the press doesn't really sound like an unreasonable burden.

Also, good research, Redleg- your Google-fu is strong.