The top federal official for fisheries law enforcement apparently believes that the best way to respond to a scathing report on his performance is to ignore the substance of it.
Todd Zinser, the U.S. Department of Commerce's Inspector General, issued a 26-page report last month that found "systemic, nationwide issues adversely affecting NOAA's ability to effectively carry out its mission."
The response from Dale Jones, director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Law Enforcement?
In a message to his staff leaked to the Times, he said he "concur(red) with the need for us to improve our communications and relationships with the fishing industry."
Yikes.
Look, the only communication problem at this point is that Jane Lubchenco, NOAA's chief administrator, has not clearly communicated to Jones the message that he has to clean out his office and go.