Series: Assessing Defense Reform

D360’s Assessing Defense Reform series provides insights and recommendations from our experts on how to implement meaningful and effective change within the U.S. national security sector.

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Analysis / Reform

Limiting Size of NSC Staff

Growing in both its staff size and its role in national security decisionmaking, the NSC has assumed more of an operational role rather than focusing on strategic planning and interagency coordination. The NSC has been criticized for its overreach into operational and tactical details. However, as an entity under presidential purview, Congress’s ability to restrict the NSC is a constitutional issue. Due to these challenges and constraints, what is a possible way forward for NSC reform?

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Analysis / Reform

Creating OSD “Mission Teams”

Proposals for OSD “Mission Teams” is not new and it is not controversial. Rather it is a mark of good government. The disagreement comes from proposed legislative language. This report reviews congressional remarks and provides a recommendation for moving forward.

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