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Carter Pitches Additional Acquisition Reforms, Keeps Current Combatant Commands in Goldwater-Nichols Proposal

Valerie Insinna

Tuesday, April 5th, 2016

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Carter Pitches Additional Acquisition Reforms, Keeps Current Combatant Commands in Goldwater-Nichols Proposal

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter on Tuesday unveiled the first overhauls to the Pentagon’s organizational structure, targeting changes to acquisition policy, solidifying the role of the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and paving the way for the potential elevation of Cyber Command to an independent combatant command.These reforms are the first major changes to the Goldwater Nichols Act—which clarified the chain of command and strengthened joint operations—since it was passed 30 years ago. That legislation was “overwhelmingly beneficial,” Carter said…

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