Unification of the United States Armed Forces: Implementing the 1986 Department of Defense Reorganization Act.

Abstract

The author provides an assessment of the intended and actual effects of the Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act. As the 10th anniversary of the passage of the Act approaches, it is expedient to review the Act's principal objectives, measure the extent to which they have been achieved, and identify future actions which would further the Act's fundamental purposes. The author's critical analysis ends with the conclusion that the Department of Defense and the nation have benefitted from the implementation of this Act.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 06, 1996
Accession Number
ADA316459

Entities

People

  • Douglas C. Lovelace Jr.

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Congress
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Defense Planning
  • Doctrine
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Students
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.