The CINCS (Commanders-in-Chief) and the Acquisition Process
Abstract
The Commanders-in-Chief (CINCs) of the Unified and Specified Commands are the key element in translating potential U.S. military capability into military power on the battlefield. It was the purpose of this study to examine how to better bring the views of the CINCs to bear on the major defense acquisition choices of our time. The CINCs were formally established by the 1958 Amendments to the National Security Act. For the next twenty years, a number of failed attempts were made to involve CINCs in acquisition issues. From the late 1970s through 1986, small steps were taken to involve the CINCs in the whole PPB and acquisition processes, including the early weapons requirements processes. More recently the requirement was stated in the Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986, that the CJCS reflect CINC priorities within a constraint program and budget. The creation of the position of Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (VCJCS) to carry out the law and the accompanying reorganization of the Joint Staff have created the mechanism to reflect more fully CINC views in the acquisition and the planning, programming and budgeting (PPB) processes.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1988
- Accession Number
- ADA206858
Entities
People
- Barry Pavel
- Herschel Kanter
- Leonard Wainstein
- Rachel Kaganoff
Organizations
- Institute for Defense Analyses