Security Assistance Organizations: A Time for Change

Abstract

In January 1988 the United States Air Force proposed the consolidation of Security Assistance Organizations and Defense Attache Offices under the command of the Defense Attache in each country. This study examines the merits of the proposal as they relate to the effective management of security assistance overseas. It also provides a brief description and history of security assistance and analyzes the legislative impacts on the program, including the implications of the Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986. The frustrations and problems associated with the overseas management of security assistance and the consolidation proposal's possible impacts on them are the impetus behind the study and are treated at length.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 30, 1988
Accession Number
ADA192578

Entities

People

  • John P. Kline Jr.

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of State
  • Foreign Policy
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • International Relations
  • International Security
  • Law
  • Military Assistance
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • Personnel Management
  • Security
  • United States
  • War Colleges

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  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting
  • Systems Analysis and Design