Hell, much of the leaking is probably coming directly out of the White House. Funny how Gates only blames the DoD.
I’ve never had a good feeling about Gates. He seems like an underhanded political ‘manager’ type person, rather than a leader.
Reagan nominated him to Director but he had to withdraw because of his involvement in Iran-Contra.
He did get confirmed in his second nomination under Bush. Before the Bush nomination, he was NSA Deputy under Scowcroft.
Gates may be Obama's Sec of Defense but he really works for Scowcroft.