- when he became Sec. of Defense, he didn't bring any assistants with him. (That's amazing for anyone who's seen a transition at the top of a cabinet department.)
- kept quiet in meetings
- gave others credit
- fired people
- says DOD plans for war, isn't good at waging war, so had to go to task forces to accomplish things.
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
Bureaucrat Started as GS-5?
The article "Master of Bureaucracy" doesn't say, but it's likely Bob Gates started as either as GS-5 or 7. Government Executive runs a long interview with him:
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