JROC Changes the Rules of Defense Procurement

Abstract

By reviewing the McNamara era defense procurement process, examining the new JROC process, and then looking at the actors who gain and lose as a result of this transition, one can clearly see the shift in power in the defense procurement process For good or bad, the advert of the JROC has significantly empowered the joint staff The CINCs have also gained a powerful voice in force structure and procurement in this transition Both the uniformed services and the OSD staff have lost influence as a result Although the influence has shifted to the Joint Staff, the players have all "experienced the wax and wane of their authority, influence, and responsibility over many years The process of bureaucratic politics in the Department of Defense is unlikely to change significantly in the long run Certainly the changes that had their genesis in the Goldwater-Nichols Act of 1986.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA441434

Entities

People

  • Robert P. Lennox

Organizations

  • National War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Acquisition
  • Budgets
  • Congress
  • Defense Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Force Structure
  • Information Operations
  • Military Budgets
  • National Security
  • Procurement
  • Students
  • Universities
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Educational Psychology
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.