In an organizational structure, "chain of command" refers to a company's hierarchy of reporting relationships -- from the bottom to the top of an organization, who must answer to whom.

"The sadistic abuses of Iraqis at a U.S. military prison raise serious questions about the accountability of U.S.-hired private military contractors who are involved in illegal activity," said ...

The CHAIN program, developed by Missoula-based Invizeon Corp., automates the notification network that previously relied on a series of phone calls placed by officers in the command post at ...

How far up the Army's chain of command rests responsibility for the abuses of Iraqi prisoners at the Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad? Three Republicans on the Senate Armed Services Committee ...

(CNN) — President Joe Biden will sign an executive order Friday amending the Uniform Code of Military Justice by transferring key decision-making authorities outside the military chain of ...

The generals in charge of the war in Iraq told a Senate committee Wednesday that they did not order the abuse of prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison, but they said investigators will look at the entire … ...

“When the sergeants and lieutenant were asked about bringing concerns to the chief deputy or sheriff, they each stressed the strict chain-of-command structure and said they did not make the ...

The DC National Guard's unique federal command, under the president's authority, is pivotal for the Army's 250th birthday celebration amid security operations.

KITTERY, Maine At the same time as the Navy is exploring private development of the former Portsmouth Naval Shipyard prison, U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter is pushing to bring the U.S. Air Force's Cyber ...