Should the Commander in Chief, United States Special Operations Command Have the Authority to Develop and Acquire Special Operations- Peculiar Equipment, Material, Supplies or Services?

Abstract

The 99th Congress legislated the establishment of a unified combatant command within the Department of Defense, designated the Special Operations Command (SOCOM). Its commander in chief (CINC) was assigned the primary mission ...to prepare special operations forces to carry out assigned missions. Some of his responsibilities include the following functions: ...developing and acquiring special operations-peculiar equipment and acquiring special operations-peculiar material, supplies, and services. The legislation further held the combatant commander responsible for ...validating requirements... establishing priorities for requirements....insuring the interoperability of equipment and forces. Previously this development and acquisition authority had always been a vested power and responsibility of the individual services. Military operations, National defense, United States government, Political science.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 19, 1989
Accession Number
ADA209781

Entities

People

  • Larry R. Sloan

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Combatant Commanders
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Law
  • Materials
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Procurement
  • Security
  • Special Operations Forces
  • Unconventional Warfare
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States Special Operations Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.