‘GROUNDHOG DAY’ ALL OVER AGAIN


BOOTS ON THE GROUND


Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld tours the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, in June 2013, accompanied by Col. Shirlene Ostrov, then the 376th Expeditionary Mission Support Group commander, and Lt. Col. Tom Doan, then the 376th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron commander. Acquisition reforms unveiled under his second term as secretary of defense—2001 to 2006—focused on transformational technologies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Krystie Martinez)


base policy and oversee weapons devel- opment. Tis restructuring of Kendall’s office would erase


the current seven


assistant secretaries and deputy assistant secretaries from the organization.


McCain touts the re-establishment of an undersecretary for research and engi- neering as a strong move toward greater innovation in acquisition at a time when innovative thinking is vital to the coun- try’s military success against the diversity of enemy threats, known and unknown. He’s seeking to build on Goldwater- Nichols, not undo it, he has said. During


the June 8 opening Senate floor debate on the NDAA for FY17, McCain said, “Put simply, Goldwater-Nichols was about operational


effectiveness—improving


the ability of the military services to plan and operate together as one joint force. Te problem today is strategic integra- tion—how the Department of Defense integrates


its activities and resources


across different regions, functions and domains, while balancing and sustaining those efforts over time.”


To maintain central oversight of the ser- vices’ acquisition activities in the spirit of


Goldwater-Nichols, the Senate bill looks to OSD’s Director, Operational Test and Evaluation and its Office of Cost Assess- ment and Program Evaluation.


From at least one project manager’s per- spective, Congress is missing the mark in attempting to streamline the acquisition bureaucracy. In his opinion, milestone decision authority should rest with the program executive officer


(PEO), said


Dr. Robert F. Mortlock, a retired Army colonel who managed defense systems development and acquisition efforts for the last 15 of his 27 years in the Army,


2000 ‘Road Ahead’ Report from USD (Gansler)


• USD’s vision of future acquisition and logistics environment.


• Outlined initiatives underway to acceler- ate DOD’s progress toward achieving that vision.


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9/11 ATTACKS AT WORLD TRADE CENTER AND PENTAGON


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2001


OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM BEGINS IN AFGHANISTAN


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