Government Investigations

One to Two Months Later

Government documents are released describing federal investigations into management problems at NASA that may have contributed to the explosion.

Government Document Characteristics
AUDIENCE:	Government officials, the general public
AUTHOR:	Civil servants, elected officials
TIMELINESS:	Depends on the format — government documents available on the Web are available quickly; printed documents are sometimes not available in libraries for several months
CONTENT:	The official response to an event: transcripts of hearings or speeches; reports from government agencies; statistics; research reports
TYPE OF SOURCE:	Primary

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