From Military.com:

http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0,13319,147961,00.html?ESRC=topstori...

"Gonzalez was demoted and is under investigation for arranging a researcher's no-bid contract and conducting an unapproved study. The Army is also looking into possible violations of consent and medical privacy procedures.

But Army documents show the research board that first approved the study --- and is now investigating Gonzalez's team --- shares blame for miscommunications and mistakes.

The board did not explain study requirements or properly supervise Gonzalez, a first-time researcher, an Army audit found. Nor did it forward his proposal for a required command-level review. The board even lost track of what study plan it had approved."

"Many thought the study held great promise when Gonzalez pitched it. The idea drew support from top scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and won $250,000 in an Army research competition.

"Dr. Gonzalez' study is one of the best organized [conceptually and operationally] that I have been privileged to collaborate on," the CDC's Dr. William Reeves wrote this summer to Gonzalez's commanders."

Comment: My colleagues and I used to joke about getting arrested for conducting unauthorized research! I guess it is not so funny anymore.