England Memo Spells Official End of DOD Transformation Office

By Jason Sherman / October 4, 2006 at 5:00 AM
Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England last week took the final step in disbanding the Office of Transformation, directing that elements of the shop -- which championed both new concepts of war and novel approaches for new weapons -- be folded into other parts of the Pentagon. This action -- effective as of Oct. 1, according to a Sept. 29 memo to Defense Department leaders signed by England -- is being taken as part of a wider reorganization of the office...

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