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Goldwater Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 The Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986, sponsored by Sen. Barry Goldwater and Rep. Bill Nichols, caused a major defense reorganization, the most significant since the National Security Act of 1947. Operational authority was centralized through the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs as opposed to the service chiefs. The chairman was designated as the principal military advisor to the president, National Security Council and secretary of defense. The act established the position of vice-chairman and streamlined the operational chain of command from the president to the secretary of defense to the unified commanders. Since 1986, Goldwater-Nichols has made tremendous changes in the way DOD operates-joint operations are the norm-Arabian Gulf, Zaire, Haiti, and Bosnia. Implementation of the act is an on-going project with Joint Vision 2010 (1996) and Joint Vision 2020 (2000). Both documents emphasize that to be the most effective force we must be fully joint: intellectually, operationally, organizationally, doctrinally, and technically. The joint force, because of its flexibility and responsiveness, will remain the key to operational success in the future.
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Washington, DC: GPO, 1986. United States. Congress. House. H. R. 2165. To Amend Title 10, United States Code, to Strengthen the Position of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and to Provide for More Efficient and Effective Operation of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Ninety-Ninth Congress, First Session, April 22, 1985. United States. Congress. House. H. R. 2265. To Amend Title 10, United States Code, To Strengthen the Position of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and to Provide for More Efficient and Effective Operation of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Ninety-Ninth Congress, First Session, April 29, 1985. ________. H. R. 2710. To Amend Title 10, United States Code, to Strengthen the Position of Chairman o f the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Reform the Operation of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Ninety-Ninth Congress, First Session, June 11, 1985. United States. Congress. House. H. R. 3622. To Amend Title 10, United States Code, to Strengthen the Position of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to Provide for More Efficient and Effective Operation of the Armed Forces, and for Other Purposes, Ninety-Ninth Congress, First Session, October 24, 1985. 1985. [ FULL TEXT ] United States. Congress. House . H. R. 3622. To Amend Title 10, United States Code, to Strengthen the Position of Chairman o f the Joint Chiefs o f Staff, to Provide for More Efficient and Effective Operation of the Armed Forces, and for Other Purposes. United States. Congress. House. H. R. 3622. To Amend Title 10, United States Code, to Strengthen the Position of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to Provide for More Efficient and Effective Operation of the Armed Forces, and for Other Purposes, Ninety-Ninth Congress, First Session, November 22 (Legislative Day, November 18), 1985. 1985. United States. Congress. House. H.R. 4370. To Amend Title 10, United States Code, to Reorganize the Department of Defense, Ninety-Ninth Congress, Second Session, March 11, 1986. 1986. [FULL TEXT] United States. Congress. House. H. R. 4370. To Amend Title 10, United States Code, to Reorganize the Department of Defense, Ninety-Ninth Congress, Second Session, March 11, July 21, 1986. ________. H. Res. 322. Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H. R. 3622) to Amend Title 10, United States Code, to Strengthen the Position of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to Provide for More Efficient and Effective Operation of the Armed Forces, and for Other Purposes. ________. Providing for the Consideration of H. R. 3622, House of Representatives, Ninety-Ninth Congress, First Session, November 19, 1985. United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Background Material on Structural Reform of the Department of Defense Compiled by the Staff of the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representative, Ninety-Ninth Congress, Second Session. Washington, DC: GPO, 1986. ________. Bill Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization of 1986
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United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. DOD Reorganization Implementation: Hearing Before the Investigation Subcommittee of the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, One Hundredth Congress, First Session, Hearing Held May 18, 1989. Washington, DC: GPO, 1990. ________. DOD Reorganization Implementation Hearings Before the Investigations Subcommittee on the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representative, One Hundredth Congress, First Session, Hearings Held April 28, May 1, 28, June 3, 4, 18, 23 and November 4, 1987. Washington, DC: GPO, 1988. United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Implementation of the Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 Hearings Before the Investigations Subcommittee of the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, One Hundredth Congress, Second Session: Hearing Held February 3, 17, March 22, Apr 20, and September 22, 1988. Washington, DC: GPO, 1989. United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Panel on Military Education. Professional Military Education: Hearings Before the Panel on Military Education of the Committee on Armed Services. 100th Congress Lst and 2nd Sessions. Washington, DC: GPO, 1990. ________. Report of the Panel on Military Education of the One Hundredth Congress of the Committee on Armed Services. House of Representatives. 101st Congress, 1st Session. Washington, DC: GPO, 1989. |