The problem isn't a lack of information. It's Trump.

[zipplewrath]

3. Yes, and...

The GOP, or at least those inside the White House are trying to use this to demonstrate how federalism and public private partnerships are the way to handle these things. Instead of choosing to become the "global supply chain" for the virus response, Pence and the task force are trying to push things down to the states and private companies. The problem is that each element of that is currently uncoordinated and as such there are gaps and broken links in the chain.

I've been in charge of large programs with hundreds of direct, and thousands of indirect participants. I encouraged independent thought and action. Never don't act on what your expertise tells you is the right thing to do. But, ALWAYS communicate upwards, and across the organization what those actions and decisions are, immediately. Alternately, when that communication fails, it was always my fault. My entire job was to know what was going on and making sure that all communication channels were "closed". My biggest frustration was answers like "I didn't read that email" or "I forgot about that coordination meeting.

Listening to them explain that governors didn't know what they had or that equipment wasn't getting to the final point of need just says to me that the White House is screwing up.