The U.S. Army Acquisition's Role In Response to Domestic Unrest: A Qualitative Descriptive Case Study

Abstract

Throughout the Calendar Year 2020, there were increasing examples of domestic unrest in the United States. These were brought on by the Global pandemic, protests stemming from the death of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement, and activities surrounding the 2020 Presidential Election. The use of the U.S. Military to put an end to domestic unrest has a very lengthy and distinctive history. This Research Paper will look at the historic background of federal military intervention, political responses, legal justifications and modifications over time. It will attempt to determine the burden of the Army Acquisition Corps in supporting the military in this role. Additionally, it will determine what role the Army Acquisition Corps will play in the future and how best to provide long term support to the military with regards to domestic unrest responses.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2021
Accession Number
AD1143842

Entities

People

  • James C. Jr Terhune

Organizations

  • Defense Acquisition University

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Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Deployment
  • Disasters
  • Emergency Response
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Homeland Security
  • Military Science
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Public Policy
  • United States
  • United States Northern Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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  • Strategic Security Studies