Why theres yet again no winner for a major african award for leadership. Three foreign aid workers remain in captivity somewhere in Northern Syria tonight. Three were released after they were all abducted by an unoccupied group. Colleagues and friends at icrc headquarters in geneva had been waiting ally. When it came, it was bittersweet. Because some are still being held. Despite the abduction, the red cross insists its business as usual. This will not see us suspending our operations in syria. Even yesterday we were helping displaced people, in rural damascus. Despite this unfortunate incident were still going to work for the syrian people. Numerous armed groups are fighting the government as well as each other. Aid workers can unwittingly get caught up in the daily violence. Like this car bomb so powerful at least 12 of the victims were burned beyond recognition. The attack happened beyond the turkish border, field hospitals are swamped with the survivors many with serious injuries.
The one. And said to myself is why the president put you here. So i recognized common even with the large staffs that we have around us that we surround ourselves with, every once in a while you have to take an independent look at something and not be afraid to realize that maybe they bureaucracy has got this wrong and you happen to be right. And i did that on a number of occasions at the pentagon. Okay. As i prepared to yield to dr. Coburn im reminded of the many definitional issue. One of my favorite, it goes Something Like this. Leadership whenever else is marching to the wrong tune. Leadership also requires folks to lead. And help you leave the department. My colleagues and i know that we, as you said his position has been vacant for months. The deputy position, deputy secretary for over half a year and there are a number of positions they need to be filtered the administration has obligation to nominate many people and we have an obligation to act on them. I hope we will probably
Get a deputy confirmed, hopefully soon, to take to heart what Jane Holl Lute used to be. Im sure Janet Napolitano who was secretary did as well. Without with that having been said let me ask you what you believe to be some of the Major Management challenges in the department. And what do you see your role as the secretary in adjusting addressing those management challenges . Ive read that gao report. I saw the 31 issues that gao identified. I was pleased to see that, according to gao, dhs is moving in the right direction with respect to these issues and resolving a number of them. In terms of management issues, vacancies, ensuring an efficient procurement process, getting an unqualified audited Financial Statement and dealing with some of the internal controls issues that lead to an unqualified opinion, i also think that with six different Accounting Systems we need to be sure we have what the financial people call this is intelligence so you can identify things like im obligated funds
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