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Secretary of defense must perform a ‘delicate dance’ between the president, Congress and the public

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Evelyn Farkas is a longtime Defense Department leader who is now executive director of the McCain Institute at Arizona State University .

She explains what the secretary of defense’s job entails and what makes a person effective at that job.

The job is broadly affecting Americans ’ security at home and abroad and overseeing huge numbers of people and money.

Evelyn Farkas : The Defense Department has put a lot of money into innovation and innovation.

She says it's helpful to have an understanding of how the Defense Department works before you get into the job.

Farka: The most useful attributes include honesty, empathy, a sense of humor, a sharp intellect, the ability to learn quickly.

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