Acquisition Reform: Military Departments Response to the Reorganization Act

Abstract

In response to the Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense (DOD) Reorganization Act of 1986, the military departments reorganized their headquarters acquisition management structures. This reorganization was intended to strengthen civilian control over the acquisition process and reduce layering and duplication within the headquarters. The Chairman, Subcommittee on Investigations, House Committee on Armed Services, asked GAO to assess (1) whether the reorganizations satisfied the requirements and objectives of the act, (2) the roles of the military staffs in the acquisition process, and (3) the changes in the civilian/military balance within the acquisition organizations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1989
Accession Number
AD1101858

Entities

People

  • Alan R. Kasdan
  • Doyle L. Reedy
  • Gerald A. Cory
  • Jacqueline L. James
  • Julia C. Denman
  • Karen S. Zuckerstein
  • Louis J. Rodrigues
  • Ralph C. Lange
  • Timothy J. Morrison
  • William T. Woods

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Procurement
  • Aircrafts
  • Army Procurement
  • Business Administration
  • Civilian Personnel
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Executives
  • Financial Management
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • House Of Representatives
  • Information Systems
  • Logistics
  • Management Personnel
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Acquisition
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Requirements
  • Naval Operations
  • Personnel Management
  • Procurement
  • Shipbuilding
  • Systems Management
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.