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Deputy Defense Secretary Work Lays Out Pentagon’s Goldwater-Nichols Review In Memo

Valerie Insinna

Friday, January 15th, 2016

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Deputy Defense Secretary Work Lays Out Pentagon’s Goldwater-Nichols Review In Memo

The Pentagon has begun a three-month long review of the Defense Department meant to measure the efficacy of Goldwater-Nichols reforms, as well as identify potential areas where the organization needs updates to make it more agile and efficient.In a Jan. 4 memo obtained by Defense Daily, Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Work directed the Deputy Chief Management Officer and Joint Staff/J7 to answer a variety of questions about whether the department—including the Office of Secretary of Defense, Joint Staff, combatant…

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