Review of Unified and Specified Command Headquarters
Abstract
At the request of the Secretary of Defense, a review was conducted of the Joint Staff, the Unified and Specified Command Headquarters and headquarters support activities, to include component commands. The primary objective of the review was to find ways to reduce manpower levels and overhead costs, paying particular attention to overlapping responsibilities, duplication of functions and excess layering of organization echelons. The text of the tasking memorandum from the Secretary of Defense is at Attachment 1. Although the request was to review all Unified and Specified Commands, the Study Team paid particular attention to more well-established commands, because some time is necessary to reach a mature level of organization. The study Team devoted considerably less time to the Transportation Command, the Special Operations Command and did not visit or review activities at Southern Command. The Study Team had a short period to analyze the staffing requirements of the Unified and Specified Commands. We began by reviewing all recent studies of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), as well as the Unified and Specified Commands (see Attachment 2 for a list of principal studies consulted. Next, the Study Team visited and obtained mission, functions, personnel and budgetary briefings from the Joint Staff, all of the major Unified and Specified Commands, Component Commands, Subunified Commands, and other pertinent organizations. ( A list of all commands and organizations visited is included at Attachment 3.)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1988
- Accession Number
- ADA538779
Entities
People
- Derek J. Vander Schaaf
Organizations
- United States Department of Defense