Discuss the below in detail:
1. According to Robert M. Gates, how does transparency affect reform?
2. According to Robert M. Gates, what does job security have to do with government reform?
3. According to Gates, do politicians prevent reform of bureaucracy?
4. What does Gates mean by " wide variation of quality" in government and how does this hamper reform?
5. What areas, according to Gates, does "virtually every bureaucracy need to reform"
6. According to Gates, is the funding process an obstacle to reform of Bureaucracy?