Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1958

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United States federal law defense reorganization statute

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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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Defense Reorganization Act of 1958	1

Statements (46)

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 ⓘ Department of Defense ⓘ surface form: 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 of America ⓘ surface form: 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	United States Secretary of Defense ⓘ surface form: Secretary of Defense
subjectMatter	civil–military relations ⓘ defense organization ⓘ military command structure ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States Department of the Army → legalBasis → Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1958 ⓘ

United States Secretary of Defense → legalBasis → Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1958 ⓘ

85th United States Congress → passes → Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1958 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Defense Reorganization Act of 1958

Department of Defense → reorganizedBy → Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1958 ⓘ

subject surface form: United States Department of Defense