Transforming the Interagency System for Complex Operations

Abstract

The Department of Defense has had to transform itself to meet the new challenges of the global war on terror. For the first phase of transformation, the military has made considerable progress in augmenting its war-fighting acumen with new technologies, hardware acquisition, precision weaponry, and force capabilities. In this long war, involving more irregular, asymmetric operations, transformation also requires renewed focus on interagency and international partners to build a full-spectrum civil-military capability for stability operations and other complex contingencies. The rapid military victories in Afghanistan and Iraq are a testament to the broad success of the first phase of transformation, but the challenges posed in the stabilization and reconstruction of both countries highlight the need for increased attention on the second phase. This case study examines one aspect of that transformation: efforts by the Executive Branch and Congress to improve the interagency system for stability operations.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA463738

Entities

People

  • Bernard Carreau

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Department Of State
  • Failed States
  • Foreign Relations
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Interagency Coordination
  • International Organizations
  • Law
  • Military History
  • Military Science
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • United States Government
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.