Well that's 1 way to get Baltar away from the fleet.
Probably kept them where he could keep an eye on them...in the brig. I'm sure they'll address that next season.
The answer is with Baltar. When Cloud 9 blew up, we saw how Baltar treated it. Instead of thinking about security, he wanted them to settle down. The duty is too the people, but you are suppose to keep these people alive. simply, the hope of a new planet was a short-sighted hope. Kinda like feeling a rush, then coming out of it. They could have used this planet as a rest stop. Catch their breath, get some supplies, restock on some provisions they lost with when Cloud 9 and the surrounding ships went up in flames and then get moving. But no, they settled.
I'm sure they had enough to keep them going. But considering they barely anyone who could process it or even keep the ships running, they probably left it on the back-burner.