Doing Things That Can't Be Done: Creating an New Defense Establishment

Abstract

The current DoD organization has served our nation well. It is the most capable military the world has ever known. However, it is based on a Cold War mindset that does not efficiently respond to the rapid changes in today's global environment. There are several defects: the organization bureaucracy has become inefficient; service parochialism has become an Achilles' heel; and the structure is ill equipped to respond to joint, interagency, and coalition partners. To develop a future force structure to (1) support emerging missions that are (2) within fiscal constraints, while striving to (3) improve jointness" and achieve the objectives outlines in national security guidance, the U.S. needs a major restructuring of the Department of Defense.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA420702

Entities

People

  • Kenneth Keskel

Organizations

  • Air War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Amphibious Operations
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Employment
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Interagency Coordination
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Force Levels
  • Military History
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • Naval Operations
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.