Editor,

I would not discredit Ms. Mallaney's letter entirely – our focus should lie heavily with ensuring that we have all the available safety-nets in place (be it in a policy, process, system or others) thus ensuring that we can minimize the chances of a similar tragedy going forward.

If the current procurement system is claimed to be lacking a detailed reporting structure then perhaps a thorough walk-through of each related process is necessary and any identified weaknesses promptly addressed?

Simply deflecting the argument without acknowledging that perhaps an issue was just high-lighted, is clearly denying any of us any real value.

Malo

Siaosi