Lexington Institute:
In honor of the 40th anniversary of the Goldwater-Nichols Act, Major General Arnold Punaro, USMC (Ret.), published When Congress Remade the Pentagon: The Goldwater-Nichols Act at Forty. Drawing on his firsthand role in the Act’s passage and the broader defense reforms of 1986, Punaro reflects on their enduring impact, Congress’s role in driving reform, and the lessons they offer for renewed congressional action to achieve lasting institutional change at the Pentagon.
