McCain To Review Goldwater-Nichols Act With An Eye Toward Acquisition Reform

By Jordana Mishory / March 26, 2015 at 3:20 PM
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain (R-AZ) wants defense authorizers to take a close look at the Goldwater-Nichols Act over the next two years to examine whether it is achieving its goals. Examining this law as it approaches its 30th anniversary is a top priority for McCain, the new chairman told a packed room at the Center for Strategic and International Studies on March 26. The Goldwater-Nichols reforms "require a level of joint collaboration between the services that was...

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