it will be coordinated by chairman of the joint chiefs of staff general joe dunford, who we are very fortunate to have this job, recommending to president obama, one of the best decisions i made as secretary of defense. the result of this is we revised all of our work plans to be sure we have the agility and ability to win the fight we are in. the wars could happen today and wars could happen in the future and while i can't say more as any audience can appreciate why, csis audience can, i am proud of this evolving family of plans. innovation and technology and operations are necessary but not sufficient because of the pace of today's world we can only succeed in these by being an agile organization that nurtures and follows forms and investing in innovative organizational structure. the strategic imperatives here is the dod must be an organization that fosters innovative thinking and ideas to stay ahead of our competitors. the defense department is one of the largest organizations in the world. as many of you know, we can be bureaucratic and slow-moving. it is easy to default to the

it will be coordinated on my behalf by our chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, chairman joe dunford. we are very fortunate in this job. recommending him to president obama was one of the best decisions i have made as secretary of defense. the result of this is that we have revised all of our war plans to ensure we have the agility and ability to win the fights we are in. the wars that could happen today and the wars that could happen in the future. while i can't say more, and if any audience can appreciate why, a csis audience can, i will tell you that i'm very proud of this evolving family of plans. now, innovation and technology and operations are necessary for us but they are not sufficient. at the pace today's world demands, we can only succeed in these by being an agile organization that nurtures innovation in all its forms. so we're also investing in innovative organizational structures and practices. the strategic imperative here is that d.o.d. must be an organization that better fosters innovative thinking and ideas that can help us to stay ahead of our competitors. the defe