Highlights of a Report on Staffing and Organization of Top-Management Headquarters in the Department of Defense

In response to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Department of Defense's (DOD) top-management headquarters to determine the size and decisionmaking processes of the Offices of the Secretaries of Defense, the Army, Navy, Air Force, the Army Chief of Staff, Chief of Naval Operations, Air Force Chief of Staff, and Marine Corps. GAO surveyed about 1,000 offices employing approximately 14,000 people.