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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Goldwater-Nichols"”.
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The Goldwater-Nichols Act of 1986: 30 years of acquisition reform
Thirty years after the implementation of the Goldwater-Nichols Act of 1986, congressional and military leaders are calling for a revision of the act that will posture the Department of Defense (DOD) to meet uncertain and increasingly challenging threats. This project researched the environment …
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Knitting the Velvet Gauntlet: Goldwater-Nichols, the end of the Cold War, and the development of American defense diplomacy
… apparatus in the 1980s. In particular, the Goldwater-Nichols Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 reconfigured the power relationships and interests of key elements of the US military thereby overdetermining the development of defense diplomacy. With this finding, this research centers …
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Presidential Strategy: Analyzing the National Security Stategies of the United States
… deficiencies in this strategy-making system. The Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 sought to reform the nation's defense establishment to meet the evolving needs of the Cold War; part of this included revision of strategic development. Section 603 of …
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The level and structure of power delegated to high-ranking military officials in a democracy : a case study of the United States
… to exert influence on political decisions. The Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 dealt with the question of how much influence the military should have, and who should exercise this influence. By strengthening the position of the Chairman of the JCS, who is the …
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Defense policymaking: the post-cold war roles and missions debate.
… debate, and is followed by an examination of the Goldwater-Nichols Act that provides insight as to how legislators might work with or against the President and Services in reallocating service roles and missions. The current debate over service roles and missions is examined along with constraints …
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ENHANCEMENT OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS ORGANIZATION IN THE DHS
… operations forces, Operation Eagle Claw, the Goldwater-Nichols Act, United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), Joint Special Operations Task Force, and Australian Federal Police Specialist Response Group to seek solutions for the DHS. The results show that organizational design, …