Assessing the value of U.S. Army international activities

Media type: E-Book

Title: Assessing the value of U.S. Army international activities

Contributor: Wong, Anny [Other]; Mejia, Andrea [Other]; Nichiporuk, Brian [Other]; Steele, Brett [Other]; Thurston, Cathryn [Other]; Huger, Cynthia [Other]; Marquis, Jefferson [Other]; Castillo, Jasen [Other]; Moroney, Jennifer D. P. [Other]; Darilek, Richard E. [Other]

Corporation: Arroyo Center, Strategy, Doctrine, and Resources Program ; Rand Corporation

imprint: Santa Monica, CA: RAND, 2006
[S.l.]: HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010

Extent: 1 Online-Ressource (xxx, 142 pages)

Language: English

ISBN: 9780833038036; 0833042408; 0833038036; 9780833042408

Keywords: United States Army Foreign service ; United States Army ; United States ; Military assistance, American ; Security, International ; Military art and science International cooperation ; Military policy International cooperation ; Military art and science ; Military policy ; Militärhilfe ; Sicherheitspolitik ; Internationale Politik ; Military & Naval Science ; Law, Politics & Government ; Armies ; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS ; Human Resources & Personnel Management ; USA ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Security (National & International) ; Armed Forces ; Foreign service ; Military art and science ; International cooperation ; Military policy ; International cooperation ; Military relations ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Political Freedom & Security ; International Security ; United States Military relations Foreign countries ;

Place of reproduction: [S.l.]: HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010

Reproduction note: Electronic reproduction

Origination:

Footnote: "RAND Arroyo Center
"This report was ... conducted in RAND Arroyo Center's Strategy, Doctrine, and Resources Program"--Preface
Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-142)
Supersedes RAND/DRR-3219-A
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002

Description: A number of important steps have been taken in recent years to improve the planning and management of Army International Activities (AIA). Still, a need remains, and is widely recognized, for a high-level assessment mechanism to allocate AIA resources more efficiently, execute AIA programs more effectively, and highlight the contributions of AIA to the National Military Strategy, the DoD Security Cooperation Guidance, and The Army Plan. This report presents a framework for assessing the value of the Army's non-combat interactions with other militaries. It provides an overview of AIA programs and establishes their connection to the U.S. government's current strategy for security cooperation. It also provides a matrix of eight AIA "ends," derived from top-level national and Army guidance, and eight AIA "ways," which summarize the various capabilities inherent in AIA programs. Next, the report presents a method for linking AIA "ends" and "ways" that involves a theoretical rationale for security cooperation, selection criteria for AIA "output" and "outcome" indicators, and related measures of performance and effectiveness. The report also describes the new online AIA Knowledge Sharing System (AIAKSS) that is being used to solicit programmatic and assessment data from AIA officials in the Army's Major Commands. In addition, the report includes the results of three test cases-involving the Army Medical Department, the National Guard Bureau, and U.S. Army South-that helped to identify potential problems in evaluating AIA and to suggest improvements in the proposed AIA assessment mechanism. Finally, the report contains an extensive list of "output" and "outcome" indicators that have been reviewed by AIA officials throughout the Army

A number of important steps have been taken in recent years to improve the planning and management of Army International Activities (AIA). Still, a need remains, and is widely recognized, for a high-level assessment mechanism to allocate AIA resources more efficiently, execute AIA programs more effectively, and highlight the contributions of AIA to the National Military Strategy, the DoD Security Cooperation Guidance, and The Army Plan. This report presents a framework for assessing the value of the Army's non-combat interactions with other militaries. It provides an overview of AIA programs and establishes their connection to the U.S. government's current strategy for security cooperation. It also provides a matrix of eight AIA "ends," derived from top-level national and Army guidance, and eight AIA "ways," which summarize the various capabilities inherent in AIA programs. Next, the report presents a method for linking AIA "ends" and "ways" that involves a theoretical rationale for security cooperation, selection criteria for AIA "output" and "outcome" indicators, and related measures of performance and effectiveness. The report also describes the new online AIA Knowledge Sharing System (AIAKSS) that is being used to solicit programmatic and assessment data from AIA officials in the Army's Major Commands. In addition, the report includes the results of three test cases-involving the Army Medical Department, the National Guard Bureau, and U.S. Army South-that helped to identify potential problems in evaluating AIA and to suggest improvements in the proposed AIA assessment mechanism. Finally, the report contains an extensive list of "output" and "outcome" indicators that have been reviewed by AIA officials throughout the Army

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