S. HRG. 106-963 TESTIMONY OF MAJOR GENERAL HEARING BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS ONE HUNDRED SIXTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION SEPTEMBER 14, 2000 Printed for the use of the Committee on Environment and Public Works Available via the World Wide Web: http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/senate 71-524 dtp U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 2002 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office XF26 20000 CONTENTS LIBRARY OF CONGRESS MAR 29.2002 OPENING STATEMENTS Baucus, Hon. Max, U.S. Senator from the State of Montana Thomas, Hon. Craig, U.S. Senator from the State of Wyoming WITNESS ..................... TESTIMONY OF MAJOR GENERAL ROBERT B. FLOWERS, U.S. ARMY THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2000 U.S. SENATE, COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS, Washington, DC. The committee met, pursuant to notice, at 9:35 a.m. in room 406, Senate Dirksen Building, Hon. Robert C. Smith (chairman of the committee) presiding. Present: Senators Smith, Crapo, Inhofe, Voinovich, Thomas, Baucus, and Lautenberg. Senator SMITH. The hearing will come to order. Good morning, General Flowers. Nice to have you here. Senator SMITH. I am going to deviate just slightly from the norm here for just a moment. Senator Inhofe has another commitment and he had a question that he wanted to ask you, so I am going to yield to Senator Inhofe, and after that I will ask some questions. Senator INHOFE. I do appreciate that. We had General Flowers before the Senate Armed Services Committee, and I had asked you a couple questions concerning permitting. What I will do, rather than get into that now, is just submit that for the record. General FLOWERS. Yes, sir. [The questions and the answers thereto follow:] ADVANCE QUESTIONS FOR MAJOR GENERAL ROBERT B. FLOWERS DEFENSE REFORMS Question 1. More than a decade has passed since the enactment of the GoldwaterNichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 and the Special Operations reforms. You have had an opportunity to observe the implementation and impact of those reforms, particularly in your joint assignment. Do you support full implementation of these defense reforms? Response. Yes, I support full implementation of these reforms. The objectives of the Goldwater-Nichols legislation are as important today as when the Act passed. They promote the effectiveness of military operations, strengthen civilian control, provide for more efficient and effective use of defense resources, and improve the management and administration of the Department of the Army and Department of Defense. Question 2. What is your view of the extent to which these defense reforms have been implemented? Response. I understand that the Goldwater-Nichols reforms have been implemented fully within the Department of the Army. As the Chief of Engineers, I will continue to support these reforms and be guided by the objectives of this important legislation. (1) |