As part of their efforts to improve the structure of the Defense Department, Senate authorizers have put forth a number of Goldwater-Nichols reforms that seek to clearly define the role of the combatant commands and cut general and flag officers and the senior executive service employees by 25 percent. The Senate Armed Services Committee's fiscal year 2017 defense policy bill, approved by the panel May 12, intends to reform the defense enterprise to make it more efficient to deal with...
