Th Heartland Institute reviews a 262-page C19 response report commissioned by NY State Governor Hochul – and finds it distinctly lacking in quality
From here.
New York's Pandemic Study is a $4.3 Million Flop (heartlanddailynews.com)
In general terms, the quality of the question reveals a few things – one is the quality of the person asking the question and another the usefulness and value of the answer. In the case of this report, it looks as if the quality of the question asked of the Olson Group also conforms to the adage “a fool and his money are soon parted” – with Hochul being the fool and NY State footing the bill for her lack of quality.
Read it at your leisure, but here is a sample:
“Hochul had commissioned a $4.3 million after-action review of the crisis, saying she wanted it to cover “the good, the bad and the ugly” and bolster the state’s preparedness for future outbreaks.
Yet the 262-page report from the Olson Group, a Virginia-based consulting firm, turns out to be thinly researched, poorly argued, ill-informed, sloppily presented and marred by obvious errors.
Although many of its findings ring true, it glosses over or ignores some of the state’s most questionable actions – such as ordering thousands of Covid-positive patients into nursing homes.”
It looks especially weak in comparison to a similar review prepared for the state of New Jersey, which 648 pages longer – and far more detailed, authoritative and clearly written.
Hochul should declare the Olson Group’s work unacceptable, demand a refund and launch a real after-action review – by joining with Legislature to establish an independent pandemic response commission.”
Perhaps other States could use the New Hersey report as some sort of template – maybe even other countries could also.
Onwards!!!
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Lol. You sure Kathy Hochel herself didn't write this report? 🤔
Or her staffers?
Something this bad leads one to suspect she got exactly what she asked for.
Lots of padding. And no accountability.