National Commission on the Future of the Army (NCFA): Background and Issues for Congress

Abstract

Title XVII of the Carl Levin and Howard P. Buck McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (P.L. 113-291) established the National Commission on the Future of the Army (NCFA) to conduct a comprehensive study of the structure of the Army. The NCFA reported its findings to Congress and the Administration on January 28, 2016, and made a number of recommendations that may or may not be acted upon. Some have suggested the historical post-war practice of reducing defense budgets contributed to the perceived need for a commission to address proposed changes to the Army. The perceived success of two previous commissionsthe 2014 National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force and the 2015 Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commissionalso likely played a role in the establishment of the commission. Some say controversy surrounding the Armys 2013 Aviation Restructuring Initiative (ARI) significantly influenced the decision to establish the NCFA.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 05, 2016
Accession Number
AD1170135

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  • Andrew Feickert

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  • Library of Congress

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  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Air Defense
  • Aircrafts
  • Base Closures
  • Congress
  • Defense Industry
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Financial Management
  • Force Structure
  • Governments
  • Law
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Warfare

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