Slowing Down

Things have slowed down quite a bit in the last two months and to someone like me who likes to have at least three balls in the air at one time, this is frustrating.  I guess its inevitable as we transition more responsibility of what were our initiatives to them.  They have a different pace and what seems urgent to us, is merely something to think about for them.  Add to that is a new Minister and a Deputy and the place comes to a halt.  Procurement reform, financial auditing, programming, and building policy have all slowed to a crawl.  Yet, when it comes to asking for more money, they are literally knocking on my door.   “Mr. George, do you think the donors will move faster on our pay incentives?”,  Well you know, the average soldier does earn three times more than a college professor here, so the donors are a bit hesitant, I say.  Without batting an eye, seemingly ignoring my comparison, “Yes, it is not fair that the Army gets more than the Police” he says. Fair is relative around here I say.