....the NPS leadership wanted to emphasize academics and research, civilian style. NPS is in a tough neighborhood, in that context. Stanford, UC-B, and Silicon Valley are in hailing distance. That's good and bad. Lots of opportunities, but in order not to be a local joke NPS has to try to play by those rules: generous honoraria for guest lecturers, lavish parties, etc. Otherwise it can't compete with the civilian studs. But with this IG report/firing big Navy has said "TS. NPS is Navy first, last and always." NPS got too civilian, in other words.