Joint Interagency Coordination Groups (JIACGs), A Temporary Solution to a Long Term Requirement

Abstract

The value of JIACGs at the Combatant Commands has been proven to the Department of Defense the Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation Central Intelligence Agency U.S. Customs Service and Department of State. The authority and understandings that established JIACGs are sufficient. What remains problematic and has been the single largest contributor to periods of less than optimal interagency coordination are the missing means - people. The type of personnel required in the JIACGs cannot be grown overnight; however they can be groomed and trained. They must be assigned for a period of not less than two years and they require some education in the interagency process. To task the agencies and departments to provide this out of hide assures non-compliance. To provide the departments and agencies with a specific means/incentive to man/participate in the JIACGs would go a long way in ensuring interagency coordination at the Combatant Commands in support of national security interests.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 19, 2004
Accession Number
ADA423755

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  • Terry R. Sopher Jr

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  • United States Army War College

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  • Human Systems

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  • Civilian Personnel
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Department Of Defense
  • Education
  • Interagency Coordination
  • International Organizations
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Students
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States Central Command
  • United States European Command
  • United States Government
  • War Colleges

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