Plan to Resource National Security Strategy - Programming and Budgeting for Interagency Operations
Abstract
America faces many threats that will not lend themselves to a primarily military response. It must expand its toolkit and strategically position itself to meet these challenges by improving its ability to evaluate capabilities and analyze tradeoffs across agencies. Resourcing is not well linked to national security strategy or developing integrated use of all elements of power. Therefore, unified statecraft must be supported by an integrated planning, programming and budget (PPB) process. To create a national PPB process, the President must empower the National Security Council (NSC) to function like the DoD Senior Leader Review Group. They would need to create a decision support cell to identify interagency functional capabilities and their future demand. In support of NSC capability tradeoffs, the Office of Management and Budget must perform similar functions to the DoD Program and Analysis team. They would perform analysis, cost capability options and communicate NSC decisions to executive agencies. Creating lasting change will take Presidential, Congressional, and key individuals committed to implementing it. Creating a closer relationship between strategy and resource allocation will strategically position the U.S. to achieve its goals. Meeting the future threats in a complex, uncertain and volatile world demands it.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 22, 2007
- Accession Number
- ADA468945
Entities
People
- Deborah A. Richardson
Organizations
- United States Army War College