Capabilities for Joint Analysis in the Department of Defense: Rethinking Support for Strategic Analysis

Abstract

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has long had broad capabilities for joint analysis, whether for planning future forces or supporting field commanders during current challenges. DoD is envied by other government agencies for its analytic capabilities and processes. Nonetheless, some issues have arisen. This report stems from a congressional request for an independent report about DoDs capabilities for joint analysis and ways to improve them. Congressional concerns largely involved the activity called support for strategic analysis (SSA). In 2011, the director of the Office of the Secretary of Defenses (OSDs) Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (CAPE) disbanded campaign-modeling and reduced CAPEs participation in the SSA activity, weakening SSA significantly. This report is largely about SSA and how and whether to revise it.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1017499

Entities

People

  • Paul K. Davis

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Cyber
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Business Administration
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Delphi Method
  • International Relations
  • Law
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Operations Research
  • Organizational Structure
  • Risk Analysis
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Economics
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.