Developing a Whole-of-Government Approach to Complex Problems
Abstract
National security policy objectives, both in the US and the UK, will be met more effectively and efficiently if a truly cross-governmental approach to complex operations is developed and implemented. At the strategic level, failure by the US to achieve adequate unity of effort was one cause of the failure to produce an adequate plan for the post-combat phase of Operation Iraqi Freedom. At the operational level, an imbalance in resources between the military and other departments results in the situation that only the military are capable of taking effective action. A top-down solution that modifies the current Unified Command Plan to allow for the formation of whole-of-government operational level commands in lieu of military COCOMs (or PJHQ) is required. A review of the whole of the national security architecture, that redefines roles and missions, and allocates resources, is required to support the change.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 2007
- Accession Number
- ADA468774
Entities
People
- Andrew Burton
Organizations
- National Defense University