Final Implementation Report for the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008

Abstract

This report on the implementation of National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008, Act 904 "Management of the Department of Defense," presents the consensus recommendations of the Department's senior management team on the assignment of duties for the Chief Management Officer (CMO), the Deputy Chief Management Officer (DCMO), and the Military Department CMOs, as well as summarizing the Department's inaugural Strategic Management Plan. Since the Department's last correspondence on this subject, dated May 11, 2007, by the Deputy Secretary of Defense, the Department has continued to transform its business operations to better support our Armed Forces, which has been a long-term, shared objective of the Department and of Congress. The Department is confident that the implementation of Act 904 will help to mature its ongoing efforts in this area. The CMO of the Department of Defense In May 2007, the Secretary of Defense decided to use his discretionary authority to designate the Deputy Secretary of Defense as the Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense. Accordingly on September 18, 2007, the Deputy Secretary's chartering DoD Directive was revised to reflect the responsibilities of the DoD CMO. In the Directive, the Secretary of Defense assigned these duties to the CMO: Ensure Department-wide capability to carry out the strategic plan of the Department of Defense in support of national security objectives; Ensure the core business missions of the Department are optimally aligned to support the Department's warfighting mission; Establish performance goals and measures for improving and evaluating overall economy, efficiency, and effectiveness and monitor and measure the progress of the Department; and Develop and maintain a Department-wide strategic plan for business reform.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 25, 2008
Accession Number
ADA484662

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  • United States Department of Defense

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