‘If We Fail, Fire Us’: CSA Gen. Milley On Acquisition Changes

‘If We Fail, Fire Us’: CSA Gen. Milley On Acquisition Changes
‘If We Fail, Fire Us’: CSA Gen. Milley On Acquisition Changes

WASHINGTON: The defense bill now on President Obama’s desk would restore long-lost procurement powers to the top officers of the armed services. That’s great, the new Chief of Staff of the Army said last night, but it’s just a start. “Cut us loose, and see what happens,” Gen. Milley said last night at the Council…

The Army Gropes Toward A Cultural Revolution

The Army Gropes Toward A Cultural Revolution
The Army Gropes Toward A Cultural Revolution

AUSA: A new generation of generals is rising in the Army. It’s a generation forced to get creative by more than a decade of ugly unconventional conflicts. It’s a generation disillusioned by the mistakes of superiors, military and civilian alike. It’s a generation willing to take on the Army’s bureaucratic culture of top-down management, which…