Pentagon leaders should move aggressively to eliminate waste and create financial transparency, according to a group of industry experts advising Defense Secretary Robert Gates business matters. The Defense Business Board is expected to release the results of a "tooth-to-tail" review of DOD's operations later this month, according to the group's executive director, Phyllis Ferguson. The group reviewed the balance between the Pentagon's core warfighting functions -- the "tooth" -- and the department's back-office operations -- the "tail" -- put in...
