Ten Rules for Defense Management Reform

Abstract

For the last 30 years, Ive worked on defense management issues on congressional staff and in senior Pentagon positions. Ive watched as every secretary of defense has sought to streamline and improve management at the Department of Defense. And yet, the consensus is that the Pentagon remains trapped by outdated systems and a culture that make it almost impervious to streamlining and innovation. While some of the reform efforts have been more successful than others, many have failed because they overlooked simple and obvious rules about why and how management reform works (or doesnt work) in Washington. It would be too much to expect any administration to reverse the Pentagons reputation for bureaucracy and inefficiency, but future reform leaders will make measurable progress if they follow ten basic rules for successful management reform.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 09, 2019
Accession Number
AD1122251

Entities

People

  • Peter Levine

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Acquisition
  • Civilian Personnel
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Cost Overruns
  • Costs
  • Department Of Defense
  • Law
  • Lead Time
  • Military Acquisition
  • Military Organizations
  • Motivation
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Security Personnel
  • Sexual Assault
  • Standards
  • Weapon Systems

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Educational Psychology