Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/defense-secretary-gates-calls-for-changes-to-walter-reed Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Transcript Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced Friday that an independent panel will be formed to review problems at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, with a report due in 45 days. Ray Suarez reports on Gates' call for action and change at the medical center. Read the Full Transcript Notice: Transcripts are machine and human generated and lightly edited for accuracy. They may contain errors. RAY SUAREZ: Today, it was the turn of the secretary of defense and the number-two on the Joint Chiefs of Staff to visit Walter Reed Army Medical Center, five days after a Washington Post report highlighted poor outpatient care and deteriorating buildings there.Secretary Robert Gates toured the medical center in Washington, D.C., and spoke to reporters.