Interagency and International Assignments and Officer Career Management
Abstract
Interagency and international processes have received renewed emphasis as a means to integrate diplomatic, economic, and military activities. The idea of specialists in interagency operations was broached in the National Defense Panel Report. (Congress mandated the Panel to assess the Defense Department's Quadrennial Defense Review and to address the future defense and security needs of the United States.) A former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has suggested that applying the spirit of Goldwater-Nichols to the interagency process would increase the nation's power. The Senate Armed Services Committee directed the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study of the advisability and feasibility of establishing a cadre of officers whose assignments and schooling would be managed so as to ensure a viable career track in which these officers would serve in interagency and international assignments. This report provides our assessment of the feasibility and advisability of the suggested course of action. Study findings should be of interest to military personnel managers, analysts, and policymakers, especially those involved in the evaluation of officer career management policy. The appendices contain details about our conceptual and modeling approach, which should be of more interest to the analytical community.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1999
- Accession Number
- ADA375581
Entities
People
- Harry J. Thie
- Margaret C. Harrell
- Robert M. Emmerichs
Organizations
- RAND Corporation