Pentagon moves quickly to redistribute duties of now-abolished chief management officer

Summary: The office of DoD’s chief management officer officially ceased to exist on Jan. 1. And the Pentagon isn’t wasting any time deciding how to replace the CMO’s functions. A pair of memos the deputy defense secretary signed this week make several changes to DoD’s organizational chart. One of the biggest takeaways: The already-powerful DoD comptroller’s office is about to get even more powerful. Federal News Network’s Jared Serbu has been covering the demise of the CMO, and he joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for the latest details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices