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Title: | Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 |
Other Titles: | Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorg Act of 1986 (P.L. 99-433) |
Authors: | United States Congress |
Keywords: | Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 Military Advice and Command Functions Defense Agencies and Department of Defense Field Activities Joint Officer Personnel Policy Military Department Oversight of Cost Growth Technical and Conforming Amendments |
Issue Date: | 1-Oct-1986 |
Publisher: | United States Government |
Citation: | Unlimited Distribution |
Series/Report no.: | Statutes SEC809-RL-86-0245 |
Abstract: | Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 is to reorganize the Department of Defense and strengthen civilian authority in the Department of Defense, to improve the military advice provided to the President, the National Security Council, and the Secretary of Defense, to place clear responsibility on the commanders of the unified and specified combatant commands for the accomplishment of missions assigned to those commands and ensure that the authority of those commanders is fully commensurate with that responsibility, to increase attention to the formulation of strategy and to contingency planning, to provide for more efficient use of defense resources, to improve joint officer management policies, otherwise to enhance the effectiveness of military operations and improve the management and administration of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes. |
URI: | https://dair.nps.edu/handle/123456789/3921 |
Appears in Collections: | Section 809 Panel: Reports, Recommendations & Resource Library |
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