The Department of Defense: Documents on Establishment and Organization, 1944-1978This volume, the first of a series, is a collection of documents with a single theme-the establishment and development of the organization of the Department of Defense. This reference collection contains source materials that will be useful to scholars, officials of government, reporters of current affairs, and others. It may also afford insights into the evolution of a large and complex department of government. Topics summarized and/or documented include: The National Security Act of 1947; The Amendment of 1949; Reorganization Plan No. 6 of 1953; Defense Reorganization Act of 1958; Administrative and Legislative Modifications -- 1958-1978; and Functions of the Armed Services and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. |
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... DIRECTOR OF COMMON SUPPLIES SERVICE COMMON SUPPLY SERVICES CHART 2 23 MARCH 1945 PRESIDENT SECRETARY OF ARMED FORCES. ORGANIZATION FOR NATIONAL SECURITY PROPOSED BY WAR DEPARTMENT ( MCNARNEY PLAN ) Under the proposed reorganization , the ...
... DIRECTOR OF COMMON SUPPLIES SERVICE COMMON SUPPLY SERVICES CHART 2 23 MARCH 1945 PRESIDENT SECRETARY OF ARMED FORCES. ORGANIZATION FOR NATIONAL SECURITY PROPOSED BY WAR DEPARTMENT ( MCNARNEY PLAN ) Under the proposed reorganization , the ...
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... Director thereof , shall carry out policies and directives of the Joint Chiefs of Staff . f . The Secretary of National Defense shall head the armed forces establishment , shall be vested with authority , under the President , to es ...
... Director thereof , shall carry out policies and directives of the Joint Chiefs of Staff . f . The Secretary of National Defense shall head the armed forces establishment , shall be vested with authority , under the President , to es ...
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... DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE ( CIVILIAN OR MILITARY ) SECRETARY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE DIRECTOR OF JOINT STAFF ( MILITARY ) ( 100 OFFICERS FROM THREE DEPTS . ) U.S. Congress . House of Representatives . Committee on Expenditures.
... DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE ( CIVILIAN OR MILITARY ) SECRETARY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE DIRECTOR OF JOINT STAFF ( MILITARY ) ( 100 OFFICERS FROM THREE DEPTS . ) U.S. Congress . House of Representatives . Committee on Expenditures.
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... Director of Central Intelli- gence , who shall be the head thereof . The Director shall be appointed by the President , by and with the advice and consent of the Senate , from among the commissioned officers of the armed services or ...
... Director of Central Intelli- gence , who shall be the head thereof . The Director shall be appointed by the President , by and with the advice and consent of the Senate , from among the commissioned officers of the armed services or ...
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... Director ) with respect to the armed services or any component thereof , the Department of the Army , the Department ... Director of a commissioned officer of the armed services , and his acceptance of and service in such office , shall ...
... Director ) with respect to the armed services or any component thereof , the Department of the Army , the Department ... Director of a commissioned officer of the armed services , and his acceptance of and service in such office , shall ...
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Page 145 - The head of each department is authorized to prescribe regulations, not inconsistent with law, for the government of his department, the conduct of its officers and clerks, the distribution and performance of its business, and the custody, use, and preservation of the records, papers, and property appertaining to it.
Page 216 - Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, constitute the immediate military staff of the Secretary of Defense. The Joint Chiefs of Staff are the principal military advisers to the President, the National Security Council, and the Secretary of Defense.
Page 50 - If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of the act and of the application of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
Page 271 - Now, therefore, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, and as President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the armed forces of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows: 1.
Page 196 - Defense, the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force, generally.
Page 39 - The Administrator shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall receive compensation at the rate of $10,000 a year.
Page 90 - Act, without regard to the civil-service laws and the Classification Act of 1923, as amended...
Page 49 - No suit, action, or other proceeding, lawfully commenced by or against the head of any agency or other officer of the United States, in his official capacity or in relation to the discharge of his official duties, shall abate by reason of the taking effect of...
Page 198 - TAKING EFFECT OF REORGANIZATIONS SEC. 6. (a) Except as may be otherwise provided pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, the provisions of the reorganization plan shall take effect upon the expiration of the first period of sixty calendar days, of continuous session of the Congress, following the date on which the plan is transmitted to it...
Page 201 - Sec. 2. Performance of functions of Secretary. The Secretary of the Interior may from time to time make such provisions as he shall deem appropriate authorizing the performance by any other officer, or by any agency or employee, of the Department of the Interior of any function of the Secretary, including any function transferred to the Secretary by the provisions of this reorganization plan.