European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 24, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes d anti fat Pill May help control obesity Page 5 n cottage industries get Dod approval Page 8 d getting hooked on scuba diving pages 14-15 the Swiland gripes a us authorized unofficial Publ vol. 45, no. 68 tuesday june 24, 1936 military Reform vision Washington a Short sighted and Power jealous congressmen arc wreaking havoc in Pentagon spending plans according to an interim proposal on military Reform released monday by a presidential panel. Badly needed efforts to Reform the Pentagon will founder if Congress does not do its role in the process said a report issued by the president s Blue ribbon commission on defense Man. Gement headed by former Deputy de sense Secretary David Packard. The National defense program de pends on steady Long term vision if it is to meet our Long term Security needs effectively the report says. Congo is ii Brief s signal focus however is myopic and misdirected president Reagan and key House and Senate committees have endorsed earlier versions of the report including proposals to strengthen the role of the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff the senior officers in each of the armed services. Create a new Post an undersecretary of defense to direct the development and production of weapons sys tems throughout the armed forces. Appoint an executive within each of the services to supervise weapons procurement and production in that Branch have the president prepare in can sullali9n with the National Security Council and the joint chiefs of staff a five year military p an on which defens budgets would be based. Have the president submit a two year military budget for congressional approval starting in 1990-91. The interim report Sayu that a two year appropriation for defense would Slop the yearlong chaos of budget Mak ing that we now have or it a minimum allow it to happen Only every two years rather than annually currently the House and Senate approve yearly budgets leaving Pentagon officials in the position of making final urged decisions on formulating a budget for the next fiscal year while Congress is still debating its own wide ranging differences on the budget thai was submitted for the ongoing fiscal  the report  example Filic confusion filed by the report was the congressional appropriation of $5.8 billion on programs that rival commit Les in Congress failed to approve. As a result the report said that for the fiscal year beginning last oct. I the de sense department cannot obligate funds nor conclude contract negotiations for almost $6 billion Worth of programs while the disagreement continues by see Reform on Page 28 tax vote expected today Washington up Senate leaders tried monday to Clear away unnecessary Amend ments from the tax Reform Bill