Defense Business Board

Defense Business Board
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The Defense Business Board is a United States Federal Advisory Committee that supports defense transformation by delivering senior management advice to the Secretary of Defense based on best practices from the private sector.

Mission

United States Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld established the Defense Business Board in 2001 as a complement to broader efforts at transformation in the Department of Defense. The Board consists of approximately twenty private sector executives who have amassed a vast range of experiences in business management. The Board shall provide the Secretary of Defense, through the Deputy Secretary of Defense, independent advice and recommendations on effective strategies for the implementation of best business practices of interest to the Department of Defense. The ultimate objective of this advice is to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of organizational support to the nation's warfighters.

Objectives and scope of activities

The Board, under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, as amended, shall provide the Secretary of Defense, through the Deputy Secretary of Defense, independent advice and recommendations on effective strategies for the implementation of best business practices of interest to the Department of Defense. The ultimate objective of this advice is to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of organizational support to the nation's warfighters.

"Business, more than any other occupation, is a continual dealing with the future; it is a continual calculation, an instinctive exercise in foresight." Henry Luce

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