Federal News Network:
After a Congressionally ordered review of the office in 2020, the Defense Business Board (DBB) recommended the position be eliminated. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Arnold Punaro (Ret.), who co-led the review board, said the language in the Senate bill describes the same position as the one Congress eliminated in 2021.
“I was so shocked when I saw the report that they reinstated the chief management officer — a failed position. Putting it back in isn’t going to make it any more effective than it was before,” Punaro said in an interview with Federal News Network.
