Homeland Defense. Steps Have Been Taken to Improve U.S. Northern Command's Coordination with States and the National Guard Bureau, but Gaps Remain

Abstract

In 2002, the Department of Defense (DOD) established U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) to conduct homeland defense and civil support missions in and around the United States. It is important that NORTHCOM coordinate with the National Guard Bureau (NGB), because NGB has experience dealing with state and local authorities during incidents and functions as NORTHCOM's formal link to the states. GAO was asked to (1) determine the extent to which NORTHCOM has ongoing efforts to coordinate with the states and NGB in planning, exercises and other preparedness activities and (2) identify the extent to which there are any gaps in this coordination. To do this, GAO surveyed the state adjutants general, the highest ranking guardsman in each state, and received a 100 percent response rate, and reviewed interagency coordination plans and guidance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA480280

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Engineered Resilient Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Combatant Commanders
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Disasters
  • Electronic Mail
  • Emergency Response
  • Homeland Defense
  • Homeland Security
  • Interagency Coordination
  • Law
  • National Guard
  • National Security
  • Public Administration
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • United States Northern Command
  • Warfare

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  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.