“I submitted my retirement because I think it is in the best interest of the Army…We are an Army Medical Department at war, supporting an Army at war. It shouldn’t be and it isn’t about one doctor.”” The brewing scandal over mismanagement at Walter Reed claims another victim in Army Surgeon General Kevin Kiley. “Ongoing probes could lead to more firings, two defense officials said yesterday.“
Tag: Walter Reed
Feeling the Walter-weight.
In a story unfolding last week that I’m behind on posting on, Dubya goes the bipartisan commission route to try to take the sting out of the brewing scandal over mismanagement at Walter Reed (and other military hospitals) that has already resulted in two firings and some contentious congressional hearings. “Good leadership should have taken these steps long ago, without prompting by a series of embarrassing news articles,’ said Sen. Carl M. Levin (D-Mich.), the committee’s chairman[.]”