"Shannon is tied to Marshall at the hip and it is feared that he would leave if Ed's authority is curtailed."
Both Shannon and Zoutman are career civil servants and are both drawing nice pensions. Money is not their motive, they are into it for the science. There needs to be someone in the management chain who is driven, has a sense of urgency---that is not present at this time.
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