[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 179 (Tuesday, September 16, 1997)] [Notices] [Page 48628] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-24531] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary Meeting of the Task Force on Defense Reform AGENCY: Department of Defense, Task Force on Defense Reform. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of an open meeting of the Task Force on Defense Reform (the Task Force) on October 21, 1997. One purpose of the meeting is to meet with representatives of the Federal unions and employee associations representing federal employees in the Department of Defense (DoD). In addition, time will be set aside for anyone wishing to address the Task Force with ideas about streamlining, restructuring, and reengineering of various components or elements of the Department. A second notice containing meeting details about the open meeting will be published in early October. The Task Force was 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 DoD, with emphasis on the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD field activities, and the Military Departments. Notice is also hereby given for closed sessions of the Task Force on Defense Reform on September 30, and October 2, 7, 9, 14, 16, 23, 28, and 30, 1997. In accordance with Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended, 5 U.S.C., Appendix II, it has been determined that matters affecting national security, as covered by 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1)(1988), will be presented throughout the meetings, and that, accordingly, these meetings will be closed to the public. Dated: September 11, 1997. L.M. Bynum, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. [FR Doc. 97-24531 Filed 9-15-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5000-04-M