Defense was ordered to establish departmentwide standards under Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 but has been hindered by bureaucratic wrangling and a lack of leadership, GAO said in a report released July 31.
As you have seen, I like to put the best quotes that summarizes the story, front and center. And the two key points are bureaucratic wrangling and a lack of leadership. Ding, ding, ding, and the GAO wins a prize!!!
If you have been a FJ reader for a bit, you would know that leadership is a big thing here. It is one of the dominant themes of Jundism as well, and I am glad to see that the GAO is willing to call it like it is.
This is a total lack of leadership, plain and simple. And what kills me with this, is that they are now just talking about standards for LNs. How many thousands of LN’s have we hired for this war, and yet no standard background check or skills assessment? That we have depended upon the companies to pick and choose, and apply whatever standard they think is acceptable?