It paid large fines and agreed to regulatory oversight and changes in products.
Ms. Carruthers said increased civilian oversight and changes to police union contracts — two task force recommendations — were urgently needed.
But because the system relies heavily on private industry and is subject to Congressional oversight, few changes come easily, and even experimental programs can take on lives of their own.
Loans will be conditional upon placing restrictions on bonuses, executive-compensation, golden parachutes, improving fuel efficiency with rigorous independent oversight and changes in the management.
The strictures of that oversight have changed over time, and were loosened substantially after the Sept. 11 attacks, but remain in place.
Institutional problems require institutional solutions, however, and it is not enough merely to focus on individual accountability, audit and disclosure requirements, and regulatory oversight -- although changes in these areas undoubtedly are essential.
Some critics have questioned whether the agency has maintained tight enough oversight under the changes in the inspection system, which have shifted much of the responsibility for safety from the inspectors to the food companies.
A15 NASA May Allow Shuttle to Fly The new administrator of NASA said he would consider approving the space shuttle to fly again even if an oversight group monitoring changes since the Columbia accident did not sign off on every preflight recommendation.
Problems at the Carle Cancer Center reportedly include failing to notify an ethics oversight board when changes were made to a trial and failing to notify federal officials of problems with trials, such as risks to subjects.
