[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 101 (Tuesday, May 27, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 28676]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-13755]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Meeting of the Task Force on Defense Reform

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of an initial meeting of the Task Force 
on Defense Reform (the Task Force). The meeting will be open to the 
public. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the task, approach, 
timetable, and background information. This notice is less than the 
customary fifteen days since it is critical that the Task Force meet as 
soon as possible to ensure that findings and recommendations are 
cognizant of and coordinated with the Quadrennial Review process and 
the proceedings of the National Defense Panel.
    The Task Force was recently established to make recommendations to 
the Secretary of Defense and Deputy Secretary of Defense on 
alternatives for organizational reforms, reductions in management 
overhead, and streamlined business practices in the Department of 
Defense, with emphasis on the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the 
Defense Agencies and the DoD Field Activities, and the military 
departments.

DATES: Thursday, May 29, 1997, at 1:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Room 3E928, the Pentagon, Washington, DC. Seating is 
limited. Must call Mr. Blair Ewing at the number listed in FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section below to arrange for access to Pentagon.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Contact Mr. Blair Ewing, Designated Federal Officer, Room 1B728, Office 
of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), Pentagon, Washington, 
DC 20301. Telephone: (703) 695-9016. Interested parties should call Mr. 
Ewing before 10:00 a.m., Thursday, May 29, 1997.

    Dated: May 20, 1997.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 97-13755 Filed 5-23-97; 8:45 am]
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