The Project on National Security Reform (PNSR) was a nonpartisan non-profit organization mandated by the United States Congress to recommend improvements to the U.S. national security system. Advocates of reform of the U.S. national security system contend that the fundamental components of the system, which includes the National Security Council, the Department of Defense, the Department of State, the Central Intelligence Agency, among others, were largely designed via the National Security Act of 1947 in order to combat the Soviet Union. Today's global security environment, largely due to globalization, is much more complex than it was during the Cold War. PNSR argues that government structures need to be more agile and efficient in order to combat new threats such as terrorism, transnational crime, and rogue states. PNSR issued their final report in December 2008 entitled "Forging a New Shield." Over 300 national security experts from think tanks, universities, federal agencies, law firms and corporations contributed to the report. PNSR is currently transforming into an advocacy organization for comprehensive reform of the national security system. PNSR ended operations in 2012. History Founded in 2006, the Project on National Security Reform is run by James R. Locher III, a former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict. Locher also directed the Congressional staff effort that led to the Goldwater-Nichols Act of 1986, which reworked the command structure of the United States Military. Former Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair served as PNSR's Deputy Executive Director from 2006 until January 2009. Guiding Coalition PNSR is led by a 21-member bipartisan Guiding Coalition that includes former senior federal officials with extensive national security experience. The bipartisan group sets the strategic direction for the Project, examines progress, discusses objectives, and reviews findings and recommendations resulting from PNSR research and analysis. Current and former members of PNSR's Guiding Coalition include: David Abshire (former member) – President and CEO, Center for the Study of the Presidency Norman Augustine – retired Chairman and CEO, Lockheed Martin Corporation Joel Bagnal – former Deputy Assistant to President George W. Bush for Homeland Security Robert Blackwill Counselor, Council on Foreign Relations Adm. Dennis C. Blair (former member) – former Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Command. Former Director of National Intelligence. Gen. Charles G. Boyd, USAF – President and CEO, Business Executives for National Security Ashton Carter (former member) – Ford Foundation Professor of Science and International Affairs.