Defense Reorganization, the Road Ahead for the 21st Century

Abstract

This paper proposes that, in spite of all of the Department of Defense (DOD) reform initiatives and studies, there is still a clear need for additional DOD reorganization. The road ahead for the 21st Century should include eliminating an unnecessary layer of staff, the service secretariats. The end of the Cold War, the War on Terrorism, resource pressures, and the multiple threats our nation faces demand an organizational structure that is streamlined, agile, effective, and efficient. DOD organizational history, especially since 1947, is replete with studies and legislation that show the need to reduce redundancy in DOD. The studies and legislation, given today's environment and situation, have shown how prophetic the authors have been to indicate change was required then and even more today.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 07, 2003
Accession Number
ADA414154

Entities

People

  • Hector E. Pagan

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Management Personnel
  • National Security
  • Navy
  • Organizational Realignment
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Second World War
  • Security
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies