Attributable to Eric Pahon, Spokesman for the Deputy Secretary of Defense:
Deputy Secretary Steve Feinberg's directive launches one of the most ambitious efforts in decades to modernize how the Department is organized and operates. This is about more than efficiency — it's about designing a workforce and structure that move at the speed of today's challenges. We're taking a clear-eyed look across the Department to ensure every role, every office, and every layer of management is aligned to what the mission demands right now: speed, precision, and operational impact. By streamlining structures and focusing roles where they have the greatest impact, we are empowering our civilian professionals to contribute even more directly to the Department's core mission. The result will be a more agile, responsive, and mission-focused Department — one that delivers for the warfighter and supports our national security priorities with greater clarity and speed. As the Secretary of Defense has said, credible deterrence starts with credible structures. This effort is how we get there.
You can read the Deputy Secretary's memo here.