Defense Reorganization: DOD Establishment and Management of Defense Agencies

Abstract

As you requested, we reviewed the Department of Defenses (DOD) implementation of title III of the Goldwater-Nichols DOD Reorganization Act of 1986 that addresses defense agencies. Title III (1) states that the Secretary of Defense may designate a single DOD agency to perform a supply or service activity that is common to more than one military department, (2) requires that the overall supervision of each defense agency so designated (except the Defense Intelligence Agency and the National Security Agency) be assigned to either a civilian officer within the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) listed in the act or to the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), (3) designates specific duties and responsibilities that the CJCS is to exercise in providing oversight over the combat support agencies, and (4) requires periodic reviews to be conducted.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1992
Accession Number
AD1153271

Entities

People

  • George E. Jr Breen
  • Paul L. Jones
  • William J. Wood

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Acquisition
  • Business Administration
  • Closed Loop Systems
  • Combat Readiness
  • Combat Support
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Corporate Information Management
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Finance
  • Information Systems
  • Law
  • Logistics
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Capabilities
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Security
  • Standards
  • Supervision
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.