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Excerpt of Objectives and Scope of Activities from the charter:
1. The Defense Policy Board will serve the public interest by providing the Secretary of Defense, Deputy Secretary of Defense and the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy with independent, informed advice and opinion concerning major matters of defense policy. It will focus upon long-term, enduring issues central to strategic planning for the Department of Defense and will be responsible for research and analysis of topics, long or short range, addressed to it by the Secretary of Defense, Deputy Secretary of Defense and the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.
Announcements for upcoming meetings of the DPBAC are published in the Federal Register.
The board was created under the Reagan Administration. Historically, the DPBAC has mostly served as a method for the Pentagon to leverage consulting expertise in the private sector. However, the DPBAC served a very powerful and influential role in foreign policy in the George W. Bush presidency.
On 1 July 2009, Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates announced a new lineup that Matthew B. Stannard said offered a look at Gates' defense priorities.[1]
On 25 November 2020, just before the Thanksgiving weekend, the Trump administration removed at least 11 of 13 board members, including senior defense policy experts such as Henry Kissinger, Madeleine Albright and Jane Harman,[2] leaving Paula Dobriansky and Jim Talent.[3] As of 27 November 2020, replacements have not been named.[4][5]
In a 30 January 2021 memo, newly confirmed president Biden's Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin ordered a "zero-based" review of all the Pentagon advisory boards, and fired all members of the Pentagon advisory boards who are appointed by the DoD effective 16 February 2021. That includes all members of the Defense Police Board.[8]
^Pickrell, Ryan (28 November 2020). "The Trump administration quietly pushed out nearly a dozen prominent defense advisors after its Pentagon leadership purge". Business Insider. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
^"Trump Administration Clears Out Pentagon Defense Policy Board". KABC-AM. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
^Barbara Starr and Ryan Browne (26 November 2020). "Trump administration removes experts from Defense Policy Board". CNN. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
^Detsch, Jack; Gramer, Robbie (25 November 2020). "Pentagon Purges Leading Advisors From Defense Policy Board - It's unclear why the Trump administration waited until its final months to shake up the influential group of outside experts advising top Pentagon leaders". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
^Tony Bertuca (14 December 2020). "DOD names new Defense Policy Board members in latest lame-duck shake up". Inside Defense. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
^Jack Detsch (19 January 2021). "Trump Taps Loyalists to Defense Policy Board in Last-Minute Move". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
^Lara Seligman; Conor O'Brien (2 February 2021). "Austin ousts Pentagon advisory board members as he roots out Trump appointees". Politico. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations April 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article is missing information about date of creation and other background or history of the board Please expand the article to include this information Further details may exist on the talk page September 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee also referred to as the Defense Policy Board DPBAC or DPB is a federal advisory committee to the United States Department of Defense Its charter is available online through the office of the Director of Administration and Management of the Department of Defense The committee type is discretionary citation needed Excerpt of Objectives and Scope of Activities from the charter 1 The Defense Policy Board will serve the public interest by providing the Secretary of Defense Deputy Secretary of Defense and the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy with independent informed advice and opinion concerning major matters of defense policy It will focus upon long term enduring issues central to strategic planning for the Department of Defense and will be responsible for research and analysis of topics long or short range addressed to it by the Secretary of Defense Deputy Secretary of Defense and the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Announcements for upcoming meetings of the DPBAC are published in the Federal Register Contents 1 History 2 Current members of the board 3 References 4 External linksHistory editThe board was created under the Reagan Administration Historically the DPBAC has mostly served as a method for the Pentagon to leverage consulting expertise in the private sector However the DPBAC served a very powerful and influential role in foreign policy in the George W Bush presidency In the early years of the Bush 43 Administration Defense Policy Board chairman Richard Perle was an influence in the decision to go to war in Iraq Later in the administration Jack Keane was instrumental in the implementation of the Iraq War troop surge of 2007 On 1 July 2009 Secretary of Defense Robert M Gates announced a new lineup that Matthew B Stannard said offered a look at Gates defense priorities 1 On 25 November 2020 just before the Thanksgiving weekend the Trump administration removed at least 11 of 13 board members including senior defense policy experts such as Henry Kissinger Madeleine Albright and Jane Harman 2 leaving Paula Dobriansky and Jim Talent 3 As of 27 November 2020 replacements have not been named 4 5 In December 2020 Trump administration s Department of Defense announced several replacements to the Defense Policy Board The included a Hudson Institute analyst Michael Pillsbury as the new board chair former National Nuclear Security Administration Administrator Lisa Gordon Hagerty former House Speaker Newt Gingrich former Ambassador Thomas Carter a historian and consultant Edward Luttwak a retired Air Force Capt Scott O Grady presidential adviser Thomas Stewart former Rep Randy Forbes former Sen Robert Smith and former Ambassador Charles Glazer 6 On 19 January 2021 Trump s last full day in office Kash Patel and Anthony Tata were named to the board as well 7 In a 30 January 2021 memo newly confirmed president Biden s Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin ordered a zero based review of all the Pentagon advisory boards and fired all members of the Pentagon advisory boards who are appointed by the DoD effective 16 February 2021 That includes all members of the Defense Police Board 8 Current members of the board editHerman Bulls Victor Cha Janine Davidson Thomas E Donilon Eric S Edelman Michele Flournoy Richard Fontaine Nina L Hachigian Jon M Huntsman Jr John Jack Keane Henry A Kissinger Anja Manuel Michael O Hanlon BJ Penn Kori Schake Rajiv J Shah Dana Shell Smith H Patrick SwygertReferences edit New COIN in the Realm Pickrell Ryan 28 November 2020 The Trump administration quietly pushed out nearly a dozen prominent defense advisors after its Pentagon leadership purge Business Insider Retrieved 29 November 2020 Trump Administration Clears Out Pentagon Defense Policy Board KABC AM Retrieved 29 November 2020 Barbara Starr and Ryan Browne 26 November 2020 Trump administration removes experts from Defense Policy Board CNN Retrieved 26 November 2020 Detsch Jack Gramer Robbie 25 November 2020 Pentagon Purges Leading Advisors From Defense Policy Board It s unclear why the Trump administration waited until its final months to shake up the influential group of outside experts advising top Pentagon leaders Foreign Policy Retrieved 27 November 2020 Tony Bertuca 14 December 2020 DOD names new Defense Policy Board members in latest lame duck shake up Inside Defense Retrieved 12 March 2021 Jack Detsch 19 January 2021 Trump Taps Loyalists to Defense Policy Board in Last Minute Move Foreign Policy Retrieved 12 March 2021 Lara Seligman Conor O Brien 2 February 2021 Austin ousts Pentagon advisory board members as he roots out Trump appointees Politico Retrieved 12 March 2021 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Defense Policy Board Defense Policy Board DPB charter PDF Archived from the original PDF on 13 September 2002 definition of DoD federal advisory committee Federal Register Current members Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee amp oldid 1212903669, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
