Roundtable Media Advisory

Forbes, Wittman, Nye, Scott Host Roundtable Discussion on Secretary of Defense’s Decision to Close Joint Forces Command


Slides Presented by Congressman Forbes at Roundtable Discussion

The following slides include a broad timeline of events, excerpts from reports, relevant headlines, budget growth for federal agencies, and BRAC law excerpts.

http://forbes.house.gov/UploadedFiles/JFCOMSlides.pdf 


Information Provided from the Department of Defense on the Joint Forces Command Decision

DoD Efficiency Decision Slides

August 9, 2010

DoD Efficiency Initiative Key Talking Points

Released August 9, 2010

Secretary Gates Statement on Joint Forces Command Closure

Pentagon Briefing Room, August 9, 2010


Other Resources Referenced at Roundtable Meeting

Base Closures and Realignment Law, 10 U.S.C. § 2687

Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) law was established to ensure that Congress has sufficient time and opportunity to review DoD proposals that would result in the closure or realignment of significant military facilities.  It also includes requirements intended to ensure that such decisions are made only after a comprehensive review of costs, impacts, and alternatives. Any recommendation to close JFCOM should only be made as part of a BRAC or 10 USC 2687 process.

The QDR in Perspective: Meeting America’s National Security Needs In the 21st Century

The Final Report of the Quadrennial Defense Review

Congress has required by law that every four years the Department of Defense conduct what would outside of government simply be called a strategic review of its existing plans and programs. The Department calls this process the Quadrennial Defense Review or the QDR for short. No recommendation to close Joint Forces Command was included in this report.

Defense Business Board document recommending Joint Forces Command elimination.


Roundtable Video Footage from WAVY TV