New report raises questions about Defence Department
Posted Sep 21, 2011 02:48:03 AM.
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A report called “Let Sleeping Dogs Lie” finds that the Defence Department pays almost no attention to what experts and parliamentarians say.
The report concludes that mountains of studies from academics and even Commons and Senate committees almost never find their way into government policy.
The study by the defence management institute at Queen’s University paints a picture of combative defence bureaucrats and advisers who pay lip service to suggestions and then ignore the reports.
The study is relevant in light of the recently completed defence review that recommended $1-billion in cuts at National Defence headquarters.
A spokesman for Defence Minister Peter MacKay says the department has yet to see the study, but values what it hears from academics.
