Reserve Forces
Reserve Forces

Author: U S Government Accountability Office (G

Publisher: BiblioGov

Published: 2013-07

Total Pages: 62

ISBN-13: 9781289225544

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The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is an independent agency that works for Congress. The GAO watches over Congress, and investigates how the federal government spends taxpayers dollars. The Comptroller General of the United States is the leader of the GAO, and is appointed to a 15-year term by the U.S. President. The GAO wants to support Congress, while at the same time doing right by the citizens of the United States. They audit, investigate, perform analyses, issue legal decisions and report anything that the government is doing. This is one of their reports.

Reserve Forces
Reserve Forces

Author: United States Government Accountability Office

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2018-01-17

Total Pages: 60

ISBN-13: 9781983925542

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Reserve Forces: Actions Needed to Identify National Guard Domestic Equipment Requirements and Readiness

Homeland Security
Homeland Security

Author: Janet A. St. Laurent

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2008-07

Total Pages: 59

ISBN-13: 143790436X

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The high use of Nat. Guard forces for overseas missions has raised questions about its ability to support civil authorities in the event of a catastrophic incident. This report assesses 2 alternatives for providing funding and authority specifically for the Guard¿s civil support missions. The author determined: (1) the extent to which planning to identify the Guard¿s civil support requirements has been undertaken; (2) the current funding approach for the Guard¿s civil support capabilities and how 3 approaches could be applied to the Guard; (3) guiding principles to consider when developing and implementing funding alternatives; and (4) the extent to which the existing and alternative approaches are consistent with these principles. Illus.

Homeland Defense
Homeland Defense

Author: Davi M. D'Agostino

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2010-10

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13: 1437932959

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In addition to its primary mission of warfighting, the DoD plays an important role in civil support. Four years after the poorly coordinated nat. response to Hurricane Katrina, issues remain about DoD¿s progress in identifying its capability requirements for supporting a coordinated civilian-military response to a catastrophic domestic event. This report addresses the extent to which DoD: (1) has identified and addressed its capability gaps for its civil support mission; (2) has clearly defined roles, responsibilities, and relationships and identified appropriate levels and types of personnel to assign to the FEMA regions; and (3) shares and tracks info. concerning its civil support requirements response process with civil authorities Charts and tables.

Force Structure: Restructuring and Rebuilding the Army Will Cost Billions of Dollars for Equipment But the Total Cost Is Uncertain
Force Structure: Restructuring and Rebuilding the Army Will Cost Billions of Dollars for Equipment But the Total Cost Is Uncertain

Author: Janet A. St. Laurent

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2008-09

Total Pages: 23

ISBN-13: 1437903665

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The high pace of overseas operations is taking a heavy toll on Army equip. Harsh combat and environmental conditions over sustained periods of time have exacerbated equip. repair, replacement, and recapitalization problems. To support ongoing operations and prepare for the future, the Army has embarked on 4 initiatives: (1) restructuring from a div.-based force to a modular brigade-based force; (2) expanding the Army by adding 74,000 people; (3) repairing, replacing, and recapitalizing new equip.; and (4) replacing equip. borrowed from its pre-positioned equip. sets. This statement addresses: the equip. related cost of Army initiatives, and the mgmt. challenges facing the Army and the actions needed to improve its implementation of these initiatives.

Commission on the National Guard and Reserves: Transforming the National Guard and Reserves Into a 21st-Century Operational Force
Commission on the National Guard and Reserves: Transforming the National Guard and Reserves Into a 21st-Century Operational Force

Author: Arnold L. Punaro

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2008-10

Total Pages: 448

ISBN-13: 1437901174

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The Commission was chartered by Congress to assess the reserve component of the U.S. military and to recommend changes to ensure that the National Guard and other reserve components are organized, trained, equipped, compensated, and supported to best meet the needs of U.S. nat. security. Contents: Creating a Sustainable Operational Reserve; Enhancing the DoD¿s Role in the Homeland; Creating a Continuum of Service: Personnel Mgmt. for an Integrated Total Force; Developing a Ready, Capable, and Available Operational Reserve; Supporting Service Members, Families, and Employers; Reforming the Organizations and Institutions That Support an Operational Reserve; and Commission for the Total Operational Force. Illus.