Saturday, September 09, 2006

Head Count

The new military is one where Special Ops has become much more important. More money is being spent on it. More people are being recruited for it. The problem, according to a GAO study, is that Pentagon management does not know how many people are needed for training and planning, two rather crucial components of any program, be it military or not. The reports produced by Special Ops Command do not provide the information you need to determine whether they have enough personnel for today and the future. Not knowing this places constraints on how well you can plan and manage, to say the least.

Isn't Rumsfeld supposed to be a management guru?

1 comment:

R J Adams said...

"Supposed" being the operative word......