A progress report from the chairman of a Defense-management reform commission

Published: Sept. 5, 2023, 10:36 a.m.

b"Few people know the innards of Defense department finance, as well as Bob Hale. He was comptroller and chief financial officer. He was an assistant Air Force secretary for financial management. And he spent\\xa0a dozen years at the Congressional Budget Office, heading its defense group. Among his current gigs: Chairman of the Congressionally-chartered commission examining DoD's Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) process. In this exclusive extended interview, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin, talks with PPBE Chairman Bob Hale.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"