Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1958

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The Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1958 was a U.S. federal law that significantly strengthened the authority of the Secretary of Defense and streamlined the military command structure to improve coordination among the armed services.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law ⓘ
defense reorganization statute ⓘ
affectedOrganization Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
Office of the Secretary of Defense ⓘ
military departments ⓘ
unified and specified combatant commands ⓘ
aimedTo eliminate duplication among the services ⓘ
enhance joint operations among the armed services ⓘ
increase efficiency in defense planning and operations ⓘ
amended National Security Act of 1947 ⓘ
appliesTo United States Air Force ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
United States Department of Defense ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
authoritySource United States Constitution Article I and Article II powers as implemented by Congress ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
effect centralized operational command under the Secretary of Defense ⓘ
clarified the chain of command from the President and Secretary of Defense to unified commands ⓘ
reduced direct operational authority of the military departments ⓘ
enactedBy United States Congress ⓘ
focusesOn defense management reform ⓘ
unification of the U.S. armed services ⓘ
governs distribution of authority between Secretary of Defense and military departments ⓘ
internal organization of the Department of Defense ⓘ
historicalContext Cold War ⓘ
post–Korean War U.S. defense reforms ⓘ
jurisdiction federal ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalForm public law ⓘ
longTermImpact contributed to evolution of joint command structures in the U.S. military ⓘ
set precedent for later defense reorganization legislation ⓘ
policyArea military organization ⓘ
national security policy ⓘ
purpose to improve coordination among the U.S. armed services ⓘ
to streamline the military command structure ⓘ
to strengthen civilian control of the military through the Secretary of Defense ⓘ
relatedTo Goldwater–Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 ⓘ
National Security Act of 1947 ⓘ
Reorganization Plan No. 6 of 1953 ⓘ
sector national defense ⓘ
signedBy Dwight D. Eisenhower ⓘ
strengthenedAuthorityOf Secretary of Defense ⓘ
subjectMatter civil–military relations ⓘ
defense organization ⓘ
military command structure ⓘ

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United States Secretary of Defense → legalBasis → Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1958 ⓘ
United States Department of the Army → legalBasis → Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1958 ⓘ
United States Department of Defense → reorganizedBy → Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1958 ⓘ
subject linked to: Department of Defense
85th United States Congress → passes → Defense Reorganization Act of 1958 ⓘ
linked to: Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1958
United States military departments → legalBasis → Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1958 ⓘ