GAO-08-830R Defense Management
United States Government Accountability Office
Washington, DC 20548
May 30, 2008
Congressional Committees
Subject: Defense Management: Assessment of the Reorganization of the Office of the
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
This letter formally transmits the attached briefing in response to section 957(a) of
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 and the accompanying
conference report. The act required the Comptroller General to conduct an
assessment of the most recent reorganization of the Office of the Under Secretary of
Defense for Policy.
We are sending copies of this report to the appropriate congressional committees.
We are also sending copies to the Secretary of Defense and the Under Secretary of
Defense for Policy. This report will also be available at no charge on our Web site at
http://www.gao.gov. Should you or your staff have any questions concerning this
report, please contact me at (202) 512-3489 or pendletonj@gao.gov. Contact points for
our Offices of Congressional Relations and Public Affairs may be found on the last
page of this report. Key contributors to this report were Margaret Morgan, Assistant
Director; Renee Brown, Natalie Chaney, Elizabeth Curda, Julia Matta,
Kathia Niewiadomski, Sarah Veale, Elizabeth Wood, and Deborah Yarborough.
John H. Pendleton
Director, Defense Capabilities and Management
