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John Hamre

John Hamre is president and CEO of the Center for Strategic & International Studies, or CSIS. He currently serves as the chairman of the Defense Policy Board and was the 26th deputy secretary of defense.
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The Mistake that Decapitated Pentagon Innovation — and How to Fix It

When the Packard Commission demoted the director of defense engineering and research, they essentially elevated gunsmithing over strategic marksmanship.

Ideas

Keep America's Top Military Officer Out of the Chain of Command

I lived through Goldwater-Nichols. Congress should know why it's still a bad idea to give the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who advises the president, that kind of power.