A previously unreleased government report makes Lt. Gen. Patrick O’Reilly, the head of the Missile Defense Agency, look like the boss from hell.The report, by the Defense Department’s Inspector General’s office, found that O’Reilly’s leadership style was “inconsistent” with Defense Department and Army ethics and leadership regulations, that he “yelled and screamed at subordinates in both public and private settings,” and that he “demeaned and belittled employees.” It also found that O’Reilly’s conduct “resulted in the departure of several senior staff members, and caused his senior officials to hesitate to speak up and raise issues during meetings with him.”
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