Rumsfeld, Pace Give DOD Mediocre Grade on Transformation

By Jason Sherman / December 8, 2006 at 5:00 AM
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld gave the U.S. military a decidedly mediocre grade for its execution to date of one of his marquee objectives -- transforming fighting forces and the defense bureaucracy. During what was billed as his final "town hall" meeting at the Pentagon, Rumsfeld said that on a scale of 1 to 10, he believed progress in realizing transformation goals measured up to a 5. Responding to a question from an Air Force officer about what part of his...

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