Defense Centers of Excellence: Limited Budget and Performance Information on the Center for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury
Abstract
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (NDAA) directed DOD to establish centers of excellence for traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder. Although the NDAA described responsibilities for the centers, it did not specify where the centers should be located within the DOD organization. Instead, it directed the Secretary of Defense to ensure that to the maximum extent practicable centers collaborate with governmental, private, and nonprofit entities. Senior-level DOD officials convened representatives from the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Department of Veterans Affairs to determine how to establish the centers. Informally, this group was known as the "Red Cell" and its primary mission was to address recommendations related to PH and TBI. Rather than establishing separate centers of excellence for traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder, a combined center for both PH and TBI was created. According to one representative, the Red Cell also debated how funding would be divided between PH and TBI and across the military services. The military services, TMA, and DCOE receive PH and TBI funding through the Defense Health Program (DHP) appropriation account.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 2011
- Accession Number
- ADA545183
Entities
People
- Alexandra Edwards
- Carol M. Henn
- Chelsa Gurkin
- Denise M. Fantone
- Erinn L. Sauer
- Felicia Lopez
- Jyoti Gupta
- Michael Aksman
- Robert Gebhart
- Steven R. Putansu
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office