DOD launches internal Goldwater-Nichols review amid congressional scrutiny

By Tony Bertuca / December 24, 2015 at 8:00 AM
The Pentagon, in a bid to shape potential outcomes of an ongoing congressional effort to update the landmark Goldwater-Nichols defense reform law, has launched its own internal review of the 30-year-old legislation and its impact on the organization of the Defense Department, according to officials and sources. At present, the DOD review has consisted of interviews with senior defense officials and its scope has yet to be revealed, according to one defense official. "They don't just want to play defense...

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