Ostrolenk speaks with Matt Fay, Foreign and Defense Policy Analyst for the Niskanen Center on Defense Reform. Fay comments on the Pentagon’s claim that a readiness issue resulted from sequestration. However, Fay argues that such an assertion is difficult to prove, given that the Pentagon does not utilize adequate metrics to measure readiness, relying on input, rather than output, indicators. Further elaborating on various structural issues, Fay speculates on if we are at a time of Pentagon reform.

For more on Matt Fay, his writings, and the work of the Niskanen Center: www.niskanencenter.org and www.dollarsanddefense.com