| ISAF COIN Advisory and Assistance Team (CAAT) |
29-Oct-2009 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
NATO INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE FORCE KABUL (AFGHANISTAN)
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 | This presentation is from the Counterinsurgency Leaders' Workshop, which was held at the Battle Command Training Facility in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, on 27-29 October 2009. The presentation addresses the following problems in the theater of operations in Afghanistan: (1) units arrive in theater at different levels of COIN training and expertise; (2) there is insufficient or no unity of effort for COIN from Regional Command to Regional Command, between civilians ... |
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| Mass Care (ESF-6) Preparedness for Catastrophic Disasters |
Sep-2009 |
108 pages |
| Authors:
Charrier; Ronald J Jr; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The author of this thesis asserts that the current mass care response capability of the state of Missouri is insufficient to meet the sheltering, feeding and bulk distribution needs of the projected affected population in a catastrophic disaster. This thesis focuses on a catastrophic seismic event along the New Madrid fault zone resulting in an earthquake with a Richter scale reading approximating 7.7 or higher to determine the baseline mass ... |
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| Toward a Risk Management Defense Strategy |
Aug-2009 |
76 pages |
| Authors:
Nathan Freier; ARMY PEACEKEEPING AND STABILITY OPERATIONS INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The U.S. Army War College's Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute and Strategic Studies Institute are pleased to offer this important study on key considerations for DoD as it works through the on-going defense review. Mr. Freier outlines eight principles for a risk management defense strategy. He argues that these principles provide measures of merit for evaluating the new administration's defense choices. This monograph builds on two previous works - 'Known ... |
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| Homeland Defense. Preliminary Observations on Defense Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and High-Yield Explosives Consequence Management Plans and Preparedness |
28-Jul-2009 |
24 pages |
| Authors:
Davi M D'Agostino; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| DOD plays a support role in managing Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and High-Yield Explosives (CBRNE) incidents, including providing capabilities needed to save lives, alleviate hardship or suffering, and minimize property damage. This testimony addresses GAO's preliminary observations on DOD's role in CBRNE consequence management efforts and addresses the extent to which (1) DOD's plans and capabilities are integrated with other federal government plans, (2) DOD has planned for and structured ... |
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| Field Commanders See Improvements in Controlling and Coordinating Private Security Contractor Missions in Iraq |
28-Jul-2009 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL ARLINGTON VA SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION
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| Since April 2003, private security companies and individuals, commonly known as private security contractors (PSCs), have provided physical security services to protect U.S. personnel, facilities and property as well as U.S. government contractors, subcontractors, and other parties supporting the U.S. mission in Iraq. The use of contractors, however, has not been without problems, including incidents between PSCs and Iraqis and between PSCs and U.S. forces. In late 2007, the Departments ... |
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| Foreign Aid Reform: Studies and Recommendations |
28-Jul-2009 |
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| Authors:
Matthew C Weed; Susan B Epstein; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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 | Both the 111th Congress and the Obama Administration have expressed interest in foreign aid reform and are looking at ways to improve and strengthen the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), coordination among implementing agencies, and monitoring the effectiveness of aid activities. Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the role of foreign assistance as a tool of U.S. foreign policy has come into sharper focus. President George W. ... |
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| Commander's Emergency Response Program: Hotel Construction Completed, But Project Management Issues Remain |
26-Jul-2009 |
37 pages |
| Authors:
William Shimp; Nancee K Needham; David R Warren; Ed Brooks; Randy Gentry; OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL ARLINGTON VA SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION
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| The Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR) has issued five reports on the management controls and accountability of Commander's Emergency Response Program (CERP) funds. This report focuses on the outcomes, cost, and oversight of one of the larger CERP projects: a $4.2 million project awarded to TAMA Design Consulting and Construction that provides international travelers and the public with hotel accommodations near the Baghdad Airport -- the Baghdad International ... |
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| Defense Acquisitions. Opportunities Exist to Achieve Greater Commonality and Efficiencies among Unmanned Aircraft Systems |
Jul-2009 |
79 pages |
| Authors:
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| From 2008 through 2013, the Department of Defense (DOD) plans to invest over $16 billion to develop and procure additional unmanned aircraft systems. To more effectively leverage its acquisition resources, DOD recognizes that it must achieve greater commonality among the military services' unmanned aircraft programs. Doing so, however, requires certain trade-offs and complex budget, cost, and schedule interactions. GAO was asked to assess the progress of selected unmanned aircraft acquisition ... |
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| Department of Defense Section 1207 Security and Stabilization Assistance: Background and Congressional Concerns |
03-Jun-2009 |
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| Authors:
Nina M Serafino; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Section 1207 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2006 (P.L. 109-163) provides authority for the Department of Defense (DoD) to transfer to the State Department up to $100 million per fiscal year in defense articles, services, training or other support for reconstruction, stabilization, and security activities in foreign countries. DoD transferred $10 million in FY2006, $99.7 million in FY2007, and $100 million in FY2008 under this ... |
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| Challenges and Opportunities for the Obama Administration in Central Asia |
Jun-2009 |
66 pages |
| Authors:
Stephen J Blank; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| President Obama has outlined a comprehensive strategy for the war in Afghanistan which is now the central front of the U.S. campaign against Islamic terrorism. The strategy strongly connects the prosecution of that war to U.S. policy in Pakistan and internal developments there as a necessary condition of victory. But the strategy also has provided for a new logistics road through Central Asia. In this monograph, Dr. Stephen Blank argues ... |
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| Agility and Appropriateness: Matching Shift to Scale |
Jun-2009 |
32 pages |
| Authors:
Jonathan E Czarnecki; NAVAL WAR COLLEGE MONTEREY CA
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| Agility is organizational shape-shifting in face of complex operating environments. Command is the guiding hand for the shape-shifting. As the DOD CCRP community has noted, agility is a multi-dimensional phenomenon that, if applied effectively, produces force multiplier effects of considerable value. However, achieving agility in command only works in very few organizations, and often not for very long. This paper describes and analyzes the characteristics of those organizations that can ... |
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| An Ever-Expanding War: Legal Aspects of Online Strategic Communication |
Jun-2009 |
18 pages |
| Authors:
Daniel Silverberg; Joseph Heimann; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Senior US leadership is redefining the war on terrorism as a global counterinsurgency effort, one that requires smart power collaboration by agencies. Although the requirement for interagency cooperation is a near-truism of US national security policy, finding the appropriate role for the Department of Defense (DOD) remains a challenge. This article examines one aspect of activities that potentially overlap with other government departments, DOD's growing involvement in the battle of ... |
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| United States and Mongolia Conduct Exercise Gobi Wolf (CSL Issue Paper, Volume 5-09, June 2009) |
Jun-2009 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
Bradshaw; Arthur L Jr; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA CENTER FOR STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP
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| Cooperation between the United States and Mongolia has developed dynamically since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1987. Today Mongolia and the United States share a growing and strong cooperative partnership based on shared values, a commitment to democracy and a free-market economy, and the global war against terrorism. To that end the two nations are partnering in several areas to expand expertise and training to Mongolia as it reconfigures ... |
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| Science and Technology Needs for Building African Partners |
Jun-2009 |
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| Authors:
Scott Holloway; UNITED STATES AFRICA COMMAND APO AE 09751
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| This presentation focuses on U.S. Africa Command's challenges and opportunities. Challenges: The Trans-Sahel and its Ungoverned Areas and Transnational Extremism; Chad/Sudan/CAR -- Darfur, N-S Sudan, and Insurgency; Horn of Africa -- Chaos and Instability; West Africa/Gulf of Guinea -- Influx of Illegal Drugs, Oil Theft, Corruption, and Fragile States; Great Lakes -- Instability and Insurgencies; and Southern Africa -- HIV/AIDS, Zimbabwe, and Instability. Opportunities: Military Information Support Teams; Military to ... |
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| Rethinking the Use of Specialized Civil Affairs |
11-May-2009 |
28 pages |
| Authors:
Richard Unda; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Specialized Civil Affairs (CA) Soldiers are reservists who have contributed greatly to post-war operations throughout history. Recent efforts have shifted away from civil-military operations (CMO), typically led by CA Soldiers, to more broad and advanced reconstruction and stabilization operations (R/S OPS) led by civilians with civil-sector expertise. The requirement for civilian expertise certainly exists, but the resulting move to more generalized CA operations brings about concern. This project examines several ... |
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| The Civil-Military Relations Cube: A Synthesis Framework for Integrating Foundational Theory, Research, and Practice in Civil-Military Relations |
04-May-2009 |
22 pages |
| Authors:
Michael F Minaudo; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI
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| The field of Civil-Military Relations draws from many disciplines, including political science, psychology, history, economics, anthropology, sociology, systems, and others. The topic of Civil-Military Relations may be considered to be a niche field of study in the broader view of academia. Can Civil-Military Relations be thoroughly understood through the lens of existing Civil-Military Relations theory? This question generated the idea of developing a Civil-Military Relations Cube in an attempt to ... |
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| The National Nanotechnology Initiative: Research and Development Leading to a Revolution in Technology and Industry. Supplement to the President's FY 2010 Budget |
May-2009 |
43 pages |
| Authors:
NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL WASHINGTON DC NANOSCALE SCALE ENGINEERING AND TECH SUBCOMMITTEE
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| This document provides supplemental information to the President's 2010 Budget and serves as the Annual Report on the NNI called for in the 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act (P.L. 108-153). In particular, the report summarizes NNI programmatic activities for 2008 and 2009, as well as those planned for in 2010. NNI budgets for 2008-2010 are presented by agency and PCA in Section 2 of this report. Information on ... |
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| Provincial Reconstruction Teams: Developing a Cost-Tracking Process will Enhance Decision-Making |
28-Apr-2009 |
32 pages |
| Authors:
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL ARLINGTON VA SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION
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| In October 2005, the U.S. government established the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) program in Iraq. This program is a civil-military, interagency effort that acts as the primary government interface between the United States, Coalition partners, and provincial and local governments. However, to date agencies have not separately tracked PRT operating costs. SIGIR's initial work focused on the cost of operating individual PRTs and the overall PRT program. We quickly found ... |
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| Filling Irregular Warfare's Interagency Gaps |
28-Apr-2009 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
Lewis G Irwin; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The interagency process is failing in the execution of irregular warfare. Most proposed solutions to this major problem emphasize increasingly complex bureaucratic coordinating mechanisms, increased capacity within agencies ill-suited to the required tasks, or unrealistic calls for intensified senior leader attention and centralized oversight. These solutions also rest upon faulty assumptions that make them unlikely to succeed, given the realities of the key agencies' existing organizational cultures, expertise, resources, and ... |
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| U.S. Seaport Security: Critical Challenge for Department of Homeland Security |
02-Apr-2009 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
Lane; Drefus Sr; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| There are an estimated 360 seaports in the U.S. These seaports annually handle roughly 1.5 billion tons of cargo worth over $1 trillion, arriving in at least 11 million containers. These seaports require deep-water access, sufficient land for staging and storage, and unrestricted access to highway, rail, inland waterway, and pipeline networks. The Department of Defense (DoD) maintains only an informal business relationship with U.S. ports. However, it plays a ... |
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| AFRICOM: Can America's Newest Combatant Command Stabilize Africa Using a Strategy of Sunshine and Love? |
Apr-2009 |
41 pages |
| Authors:
Les Oberg; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) promises to be a different kind of command that will take a nontraditional approach to solving African problems and achieving U.S. objectives on the continent. This unique mission includes a multi-agency and multi-organization approach. AFRICOM has incorporated within its ranks representatives from other U.S. government agencies as well as nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). And, as it sets out to achieve its goals of security and stability, ... |
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| A Case for Collaboration in Countering Terror |
26-Mar-2009 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
Kathleen A Gavle; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The best way to prevent another terrorist attack on the United States is to blend the best practices of the nation's law enforcement and military intelligence communities to avoid the seams or gaps that could result in any preventable attack. This project provides a broad overview of the national security and intelligence perspective of terrorism prior to 9/11, emphasizing the fault lines generally blamed for 9/11 and demonstrating the need ... |
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| The Evolution of Defense HUMINT through Post Conflict Iraq |
20-Mar-2009 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
Mark W Pearce; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The collection of intelligence using human sources is the oldest and most unique of the intelligence disciplines. It is the only technique that exploits the human dimension of conflict to determine an adversaries' intent for future actions. It is as much an art as a science and has been subject to extensive scrutiny by policymakers through doctrinal and legislative controls. Because of its utility, HUMINT will continue to play a ... |
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| When to Deploy the Field Advance Civilian Team |
18-Mar-2009 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
Jeffrey R Eckstein; ARMY PEACEKEEPING AND STABILITY OPERATIONS INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The USG will continue to support operations to achieve its national security objectives. With the potential for failing states and instability throughout the world, the Obama Administration will have to decide the appropriate level of USG commitment to support operations in other nations to foster stability and enhance prosperity. The current S/CRS framework for stabilization provides for deploying FACTs but does not give a criterion to aid in the decision. ... |
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| Consequence Management in COIN |
16-Mar-2009 |
10 pages |
| Authors:
Brandon Baila; UNIV OF MILITARY INTELLIGENCE FORT HUACHUCA AZ
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| The contemporary operating environment often throws soldiers into situations where they must quickly establish working relationships with complete strangers: soldiers from other tactical units, law enforcement personnel from federal agencies, and relief coordinators from nongovernmental organizations. Although this quote may seem obvious, it highlights the coordination and interaction among soldiers and different organizations that is necessary for success in the contemporary operating environment. More than ever, Army leaders are being ... |
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| Information Technology. Challenges Remain for VA's Sharing of Electronic Health Records with DOD |
12-Mar-2009 |
19 pages |
| Authors:
Valerie C Melvin; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| For over a decade, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DOD) have been engaged in efforts to improve their ability to share electronic health information. These efforts are vital for making patient information readily available to health care providers in both departments, reducing medical errors, and streamlining administrative functions. In addition, Congress has mandated that VA and DOD jointly develop and implement, by September 30, ... |
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| Putting the L in MAGTF: Enabling the Success of MAGTF Logisticians for Today's Fight and Future Conflict |
12-Mar-2009 |
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| Authors:
Kirk M Spangenberg; MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA
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| Despite recent improvements to certain aspects of logistics training and education, the logistics training and education continuum as a whole continues to suffer from institutional neglect. The current logistics training and education continuum is characterized by multiple disparate agencies not acting in concert with each other. The Marine Corps needs to establish a command agency responsible for overseeing the professional development of the Logistics Combat Element (LCE) and serve as ... |
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| Cognitive Coordination on the Network Centric Battlefield |
06-Mar-2009 |
64 pages |
| Authors:
Christopher Myers; Nancy J Cooke; COGNITIVE ENGINEERING RESEARCH INST MESA AZ
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| Cognitive coordination is the timely and adaptive sharing of information. Command and control, particularly on the network-centric battle space, requires extensive coordination among a group of cognitive entities (humans and agents). The goal of the proposed research was to better understand cognitive coordination and the impact of mode of communication, presence of synthetic teammates, and training regime on team performance and coordination. We proposed a three-year effort to conduct two ... |
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| Performance Measures of Effectiveness for the National Guard Counterdrug Program |
03-Mar-2009 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
Dallen Atack; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The National Guard Counter Drug Program (NGCDP) must develop new performance measures of effectiveness and request modification to the current counter drug reporting system to better assess their ability to support the war on drugs. The President of the United States has declared a war on drugs and has determined that illicit drug use, drug manufacturing, and drug trafficking are threats to our national interest. The NGCDP is a way ... |
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| A State Partnership Program (SPP) for Afghanistan |
01-Mar-2009 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
Philip A Stemple; DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION WASHINGTON DC
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| A National Guard State Partnership Program (SPP) for Afghanistan will advance Afghan security and stability, build partnership capacity, enhance local governance and development, and promote a long-term, enduring relationship in support of a U.S. strategic partnership with that country. The SPP would be conducted as an integral part of U.S. Central Command's (USCENTCOM) Security Cooperation strategy, which has already established successful SPPs with the nearby Central Asian states of Turkmenistan, ... |
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| Report of the Defense Science Board Task Force on Understanding Human Dynamics |
Mar-2009 |
145 pages |
| Authors:
DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD WASHINGTON DC
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| Understanding human dynamics is an essential aspect of planning for success across the full spectrum of military and national security operations. Although the U.S. military belatedly increased its human dynamics awareness within the current Iraq and Afghanistan theaters, recent progress has been achieved because of its importance in strategic, operational, and tactical decision-making. The U.S. military also has made recent progress in training and sensitizing deployed U.S. forces to the ... |
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| Measuring Preparedness: Assessing the Impact of the Homeland Security Grant Program |
Mar-2009 |
199 pages |
| Authors:
Pamela N Broughton; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Since the creation of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in 2003, DHS has awarded over 28.7 billion dollars in grant funds to state governments, local governments, territories, and tribal entities to enhance prevention, protection, response, and recovery efforts. Yet, the homeland security community continues to struggle with measuring the impact these investments have had on improving preparedness. The 2009 Federal Preparedness Report highlighted that the nation lacks risk-based ... |
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| The Use of State and Local Law Enforcement for Immigration Enforcement under Federal Authority 287(G): A Case Study Analysis |
Mar-2009 |
171 pages |
| Authors:
James S Bloom; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The reality that 12 to 20 million illegal foreign nationals reside in the United States brings with it a number of homeland security questions and concerns. The threat of terrorists taking advantage of the United States' porous borders and lack of immigration law enforcement is highly probable. The United States must develop an effective strategy for dealing with illegal immigration and the homeland security threat that accompanies it. One possible ... |
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| Drafting a New Strategy for Public Diplomacy and Strategic Communication |
Mar-2009 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
Timothy J Loney; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| In May 2007, the United States Government published its U.S. National Strategy for Public Diplomacy and Strategic Communication. The strategy, authored by the Policy Coordinating Committee (PCC) on Public Diplomacy and Strategic Communication, is the first attempt at coordinating Strategic Communication efforts across the interagency community. Although a good start, the current strategy is preoccupied with the war on terror, presents a miss match in mission and objectives, fails to ... |
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| Developing Interagency Planning Capabilities: A Bridge Too Far |
Mar-2009 |
36 pages |
| Authors:
John Laganelli; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This paper looks at the level of progress in U.S. Government interagency coordination from 2001 to present. It reviews some of the achievements towards interagency cooperation and capability to conduct planning and preparation for complex contingency operations to include government changes as a result of National Security Presidential Directive-44, Department of Defense Directive 3000.05, and the establishment of the Interagency Management System and Office of the Coordinator for Stabilization and ... |
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| Creating an Assured Joint DOD and Interagency Interoperable Net-Centric Enterprise. Report of the Defense Science Board Task Force on Achieving Interoperability in a Net-Centric Environment |
Mar-2009 |
174 pages |
| Authors:
DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD WASHINGTON DC
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| As requested in the Terms of Reference, the Task Force was asked to assess the requirements for military operations in a net-centric environment, the use of a single autonomous agency as one mechanism to achieving interoperability, a standards-only approach allowing independent development and the development of a virtual test, integration and certification capability to assure interoperability. In doing so the Task Force was cognizant of the multiple organizations (Military Departments, ... |
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| Synchronizing USG Efforts Toward Collaborative Healthcare Policy Making in Iraq |
15-Jan-2009 |
58 pages |
| Authors:
Thomas S Bundt; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| A primary pillar to achieving strategic aims in Iraq is through the reestablishment of a functional healthcare system. Currently, no set corporate solution exists including all agencies pertaining to a universally acceptable strategic health policy in support of this objective. Healthcare is an elemental component of basic human needs and should be accessible, affordable, and capable. Following combat operations and phasing into stabilization operations, basic healthcare infrastructure and systems have ... |
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| Considering the Creation of a Domestic Intelligence Agency in the United States: Lessons from the Experiences of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom |
Jan-2009 |
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| Authors:
Peter Chalk; Brian A Jackson; Richard Warnes; Lindsay Clutterbuck; Aidan Kirby; RAND CORP ARLINGTON VA NATIONAL SECURITY RESEARCH DIV
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| With terrorism still prominent on the U.S. agenda, whether the country's prevention efforts match the threat it faces continues to be central in policy debate. One element of this debate is questioning whether the United States, like some other countries, needs a dedicated domestic intelligence agency. To examine this question, Congress directed that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Office of Intelligence and Analysis perform an independent study on the ... |
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| U.S. Government Counterinsurgency Guide |
Jan-2009 |
68 pages |
| Authors:
David Kilcullen; Matt Porter; Carlos Burgos; DEPARTMENT OF STATE WASHINGTON DC
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| In recent years the United States has engaged in prolonged counterinsurgency campaigns. Counterinsurgency (COIN) is the blend of comprehensive civilian and military efforts designed to simultaneously contain insurgency and address its root causes. This Guide distills the best of contemporary thought, historical knowledge, and hard-won practice. This guide employs a COIN model that comprises four main functional components: The political function is the key function, providing a framework of political ... |
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| Whither Strategic Communication? A Survey of Current Proposals and Recommendations |
Jan-2009 |
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| Authors:
Christopher Paul; RAND CORP ARLINGTON VA NATIONAL SECURITY RESEARCH DIV
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| Countless studies, articles, and opinion pieces have announced that U.S. strategic communication and public diplomacy are in crisis and are inadequate to meet current demand. There is consensus that such capabilities are critical and that they need to be improved. This paper reviews contemporary thinking regarding the advancement of U.S. strategic communication, cataloging recent recommendations and identifying common themes and the frequency with which they are endorsed. Based on the ... |
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| Rethinking the QDR. The Case for a Persistent Defense Review (Walker Paper, Number 14) |
Jan-2009 |
84 pages |
| Authors:
Patterson; P D Jr; Lenny J Richoux; AIR UNIV PRESS MAXWELL AFB AL
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| The fourth Department of Defense (DOD) Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) will be submitted to Congress in February 2009. A relatively new instrument, the QDR requires the US military establishment to re-examine long-range strategy and adjust the strategic, programmatic, and budgetary vectors of the department. The espoused purpose of the QDR is to survey future national security threats and develop dissuasive strategies. Because strategies eventually lead to programs and budgets, some ... |
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| Integrating Civilian Agencies in Stability Operations |
Jan-2009 |
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| Authors:
Derek Eaton; Brooke S Lawson; Thomas S Szayna; Barnett; James E II; Terrence D Kelly; Zachary Haldeman; RAND ARROYO CENTER SANTA MONICA CA
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| In the aftermath of the U.S.-led ousters of the Taliban and Ba'athist regimes, and as part of the U.S. strategy to deal with transnational terrorist groups, there has been a great deal of activity focused on revising the way that the United States plans and conducts Stabilization, Security, Transition, and Reconstruction (SSTR) operations. The primary emphasis of the changes has been to ensure a common U.S. strategy rather than a ... |
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| Considering the Creation of a Domestic Intelligence Agency in the United States: Lessons from the Experiences of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom |
Jan-2009 |
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| Authors:
Peter Chalk; Brian A Jackson; Richard Warnes; Lindsay Clutterbuck; Aidan Kirby; RAND CORP ARLINGTON VA NATIONAL SECURITY RESEARCH DIV
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| With terrorism still prominent on the U.S. national agenda, whether the country's prevention efforts match the threat it faces continues to be central in policy debate. One element of this debate is questioning whether the United States, like some other countries, needs a dedicated domestic intelligence agency. To examine this question, Congress directed that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Office of Intelligence and Analysis perform an independent study on ... |
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| Bridging the Gap: Department of Defense's Planning for Domestic Disaster Assistance |
12-Dec-2008 |
76 pages |
| Authors:
Lisa N Gniady; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| Lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina demonstrated the imperative for Department of Defense (DOD) to integrate with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), state, and local authorities in order to provide an effective disaster response for the citizens of this nation in their time of need. The monumental changes in federal, state, and local planning for disasters in New Orleans after Katrina signify a new level of dedication to interagency coordination. DOD ... |
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| America's Soft Underbelly: Economic Espionage |
10-Dec-2008 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
Kevin J Degnan; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| As economic markets fluctuate and globalization continues to stretch and stress U.S. corporations due to increased competition, the security of corporate and sensitive U.S. technology is increasingly a matter of national security. Threats to sensitive U.S. technologies come not only from our enemies, but from our allies and free market competitors. U.S. industries are a priority for economic espionage and very often a priority target for our adversaries. Foreign companies ... |
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| Affairs of State: The Interagency and National Security |
Dec-2008 |
492 pages |
| Authors:
Gabriel Marcella; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The war colleges of the United States are a unique national asset. They are centers of academic excellence for preparing military and civilian officers for higher positions in the national security system. They are also living laboratories for studying how to use power for strategic purposes. The authors of this book joined in a common mission convinced that there was a critical piece missing in such study: the vast area ... |
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| Made in China: Policy Analysis and Prescriptions to Improve China's Consumer Product Safety Regulatory Regime |
Dec-2008 |
119 pages |
| Authors:
McMullin; James A III; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| China's central government's response to the current challenge of consumer product safety in the food and drug arena could be a determining factor in its ability to sustain robust economic growth over the next decade. Numerous policy prescriptions and an overall framework are proposed here to strengthen China's institutional weakness in relation to the oversight of consumer product safety. However, three measures in particular have the ability to strike at ... |
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| National Incident Management System |
Dec-2008 |
169 pages |
| Authors:
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY WASHINGTON DC
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| The National Incident Management System (NIMS) provides a systematic, proactive approach to guide departments and agencies at all levels of government, nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector to work seamlessly to prevent, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate the effects of incidents, regardless of cause, size, location, or complexity, in order to reduce the loss of life and property and harm to the environment. NIMS works hand in ... |
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| Effective Defense Support for Public Diplomacy (DSPD) with a Sub-Saharan Africa Target Audience: A Case Study of the African Crisis Response Force Proposal |
Dec-2008 |
79 pages |
| Authors:
Christopher S Ieva; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The aim of this thesis is to evaluate the effectiveness of Department of Defense (DoD) Defense Support for Public Diplomacy (DSPD) sources and messages using the African Crisis Response Force (ACRF) as a controlled comparison case study. The ACRF case can provide useful lessons for USAFRICOM on how to communicate more effectively with its African partners. From a more narrow DSPD perspective, the absence of an explicit adversary in Africa ... |
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| Department of Defense Section 1207 Security and Stabilization Assistance: A Fact Sheet |
25-Nov-2008 |
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| Authors:
Nina M Serafino; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Section 1207 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (P.L. 109-163) provides authority for the Department of Defense (DoD) to transfer to the State Department up to $100 million per fiscal year in defense articles, services, training or other support for reconstruction, stabilization, and security activities in foreign countries. DoD transferred $10 million in FY2006, $99.5 million in FY2007, and $100 million in FY2008 under this authority. ... |
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