Transformation for What
Abstract
The third annual conference on security transformation was held on November 18-19, 2004, at the National Defense University (NDU). The conference was organized by the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs (BCSIA) at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. It brought together current and former defense officials and military commanders to discuss progress in achieving transformation of U.S. national security. The Army War College, NDU, and BCSIA sponsored the conference. The purpose of this annual conference is to examine progress in achieving national security transformation. The fundamental idea of transformation is that changes in the geopolitical environment and in technology require the United States to change dramatically its defense enterprise to meet the range of new national security threats by adopting new technologies and operational procedures. Transformation affects DoD and all other agencies involved in national security. It is a broad concept that encompasses change in doctrine, technology, and business practices and should be seen as a continuous process. This year's discussion centered on factors that are slowing the process of transformation: managing the stability and reconstruction (S&R) operations that are now on-going in Afghanistan and Iraq; the outlook for the defense budget; the implications of a change to the nature of the future threat on the future force structure; and slow progress on homeland security.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 2005
- Accession Number
- ADA441697
Entities
People
- John P. White
Organizations
- United States Army War College