The Next Congress Needs to Reclaim Its Oversight of the Department of Defense
BLUF – In an October 28 War on the Rocks commentary, Margaret Cassidy and Andrew Swick argue that Congress must reassert its constitutional oversight of the Department of Defense, criticizing the Trump administration’s expansion of executive authority over military operations, leadership decisions, and force structure. The authors contend that Congress should enforce existing National Defense Authorization Act requirements through funding restrictions, investigations, and confirmation authority, with potential implications for Navy Medicine’s leadership accountability, personnel policies, resource allocation, and organizational restructuring.