Put Voice of America in the direct chain of command under the National Security Council
What the document says“If VOA is not put in the direct chain of command under the NSC, serious consideration should be given to putting”
Voice of America is the government's international broadcaster and operates under a firewall intended to protect journalistic independence. The chapter argues that firewall has been used without formal regulation to shirk oversight. It recalls that the service was under the direct supervision of the War and State Departments during the Cold War, and proposes putting it in the direct chain of command under the National Security Council, or else considering an alternative arrangement.
What the document actually says“If VOA is not put in the direct chain of command under the NSC, serious consideration should be given to putting”
Voice of America should report to the security team. If not, look at other ways.
Voice of America is a radio service paid for by the government. It broadcasts to other countries. Rules keep politicians out of its news. The book says it should report to the White House security team instead.
Read against the documents indexed here on August 26, 2026, and nothing was found that answers this. Executive Order 14211, signed February 12, 2025, directs the Secretary of State to reform Foreign Service personnel practices so that officers faithfully implement the President's foreign policy. It concerns State Department staff, not Voice of America, and it creates no chain of command running through the National Security Council. The two Unified Command Plan memoranda among the candidates concern military combatant commands and have nothing to do with broadcasting. That is a record of a search, not a finding that nothing has happened: an act this site does not hold, or one that answers the proposal in words unlike its own, would not be caught by it.