By Michael Hoffman - Staff writer
Posted : Wednesday Jul 16, 2008 10:46:52 EDT
Lawmakers grilled the military leaders of Africa Command on Capitol Hill today questioning if the Defense Department was living up to its promise to integrate interagency civilians into the organization.
Rep. John Tierney, D-Mass., chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform subcommittee on national security and foreign affairs — which held the hearing — said he wasn’t even sure if Africa Command should be led by the military considering how few traditional military missions exist.
"I’m just not comfortable that the military is the one leading all these civilian agencies," Tierney said.
Less that 80 days before Africa Command officially stands up Oct. 1, John Pendleton, director of force structure and defense planning at the Government Accountability Office, criticized how few interagency positions are projected to man headquarters.
http://www.navytimes.com/news/2008/07/airforce_africa_hearing_071508w/
