How the military is losing the budget battle
Imagine you are a department head in a small company.
You love your job and the people you work with.
One of your responsibilities includes managing a $50,000 operations budget.
One year, upper management tells you they can only give you $35,000 right away.
The remaining $15,000 will come “soon.”
You cut some corners and make some educated guesses.
Time goes by.
You cut some more training and travel.
The $15,000 never comes.
You ask your boss when it might show up.
“Next month,” he says.
Finally, with two months until the end of the year, management delivers the $15,000.
You scramble again…