The DoD Civilian Workforce: An Undervalued Resource

Abstract

The DoD civilian workforce is an undervalued resource. There is no formal, programmatic education continuum in place designed to develop strategic civilian leaders. Further, no framework exists for DoD civilians to provide diverse duty assignments and develop the broad experience required to serve in strategic positions within the joint, interagency, international, and multinational (JIIM) environment. Congress and DoD must act in concert to rectify this situation and thoughtfully shape the civilian workforce. This paper recommends that DoD combine the Intelligence Community's Joint Duty Assignment program with the Civilian Expeditionary Workforce in conjunction with formal education at the Service Command and Staff, and Senior Service Colleges to provide the requisite experience and formal education needed to produce strategic civilian leaders. Fundamental to DoD's mission success is a well educated and thoughtfully shaped civilian workforce capable of performing multiple functions at the strategic level.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 08, 2012
Accession Number
ADA561394

Entities

People

  • Matthew Mayes

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Civilian Personnel
  • Congress
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Interagency Coordination
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Students
  • United States Africa Command
  • United States Government
  • War Colleges

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  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.