The administration would be well served here to come forward

The administration would be well served here to reveal the truth about this policy now, to be honest about this . . .


This is a badly written sentence--"would be well served" is in a passive voice, but it begs a question of who is serving whom. Let me try to redo it:

The administration would do well to reveal in advance the truth of these matters, because the continuity in this policy, and confidence in this policy, are going to be required to sustain it.

Please note that this: ". . . because the continuity and the confidence in this policy is going to be . . . " --is a glaring error. Continuity and confidence are two different qualities, and therefore comprise a plural subject. In the phrase above, are should replace is.

Your rewritings seem as clear as crystal to me.

It was Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb. who said in a television interview and his remark was also reported by USA Today on April 21.