Interagency Evaluation of the Section 1206 Global Train and Equip Program

Abstract

We performed this evaluation at the request of the Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Policy) and the Director of the Joint Staff. The objectives included an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Section 1206 program in building capacity for counterterrorist and stability and military operations; the efficiency of the Section 1206 program with regard to project selection, execution, implementation, results, and sustainment; and management s compliance with Section 1206 statutory requirements. We collected key information for this report during our visits to eight Section 1206 partner nations Dominican Republic, Georgia, Indonesia, Lebanon, Nigeria, Panama, Sao Tome and Principe, and Sri Lanka. Prior to, and following the country visits, the interagency team collected information about the program at various offices throughout the Department of Defense, Department of State, and combatant commands. Generally, the Section 1206 program is effective in building the capacity of partner nations to conduct counterterrorist and participate in or support stability or military operations. However, there are management opportunities to improve effectiveness and efficiency of the processes for project selection, program execution, and project implementation. Overall, the Section 1206 project selection process functioned well and included procedures to ensure compliance with statutory requirements. The IG team found, in visits to eight countries, the following types of execution problems: obligation of funds, Defense Security Cooperation Agency s procurement and shipping process, delays in providing the approved training and equipment, project status and tracking issues, and other inefficiencies. These problems complicate one of the program s goals to respond to emergent threats or opportunities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 31, 2009
Accession Number
ADA596275

Entities

Organizations

  • Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Armored Personnel Carriers
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Congress
  • Department Of State
  • Foreign Relations
  • Law
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States Central Command
  • United States European Command
  • United States Pacific Command
  • United States Southern Command
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.
  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.