Shaking Up the Pentagon in a Bid to Foster a Culture of Compassion

WASHINGTON — In the job just 10 weeks, Clifford L. Stanley, the Pentagon’s new chief of personnel, already has forced out two senior deputies, including one overseeing the high-priority — and highly scrutinized — program caring for troops wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan.

As the Pentagon’s under secretary for personnel and readiness, Dr. Stanley has instructions from Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates to shake up the vast bureaucracy responsible for military pay, physical and mental health care, career development and schooling.

Mr. Gates has heard the complaints from the troops directly on his inspection visits to military bases. In small, closed-door sessions with service members and families, Mr. Gates has repeatedly been told that the Pentagon bureaucracy is viewed as uncaring, rigid and opaque

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bruno said:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/06/us/06pentagon.html
Interesting story about the UnderSecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness - retired Marine MajGen Dr Clifford L. Stanley. I hope he is succesful in his mission.

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Maximus said:

He's a very nice man and I guess I'm not allowed to mention that his last job, The President of Scholarship America, was and is an Obama agenda backed organization with funds funneling in from places like The Tides Foundation. Check out how one of the partners, Colin Powell's "First Focus" group gives a fair and balanced view of the then presidential candidates in 2008.

http://www.firstfocus.net/pages/3519/

It's just political payback and again, a very nice man but...with a huge agenda.

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