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The US military must move beyond defense-reform theater
Zealous reformers continue to over-focus on weapons buys when hardware is increasingly the commodity.
By Mackenzie Eaglen
Latest "Fourth Estate" stories
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Congress close to axing Pentagon’s ‘impossible’ chief reform job
Congress is a step closer to eliminating the Pentagon’s chief management officer position, four years after creating the job to help streamline reform efforts inside the department.
By Joe Gould
Why program cuts from Esper’s Pentagon-wide review could come sooner than expected
An Aug. 2 memo kicked off a departmentwide review of programs ahead of the development for the fiscal 2021 budget request.
By Aaron Mehta
GAO to DoD: Fix ‘Fourth Estate’ inefficiencies
The Government Accountability Office is telling the Defense Department to better police inefficiencies in its 19 agencies and 8 field activities—collectively known as the “Fourth Estate.”
By Joe Gould
US defense policy bill clears House, rockets to Senate
U.S. Senate lawmakers are expected to finalize Congress’ annual defense authorization bill early next week following the House’s passage of the measure Thursday.
The fate of DISA, and other org chart changes in the new defense policy bill
Some organizational changes for the DoD have made it into this year’s massive, must-pass defense authorization bill.
By Joe Gould