Managing Quadrennial Defense Review Integration: An Overview

Schrader, John;Lewis, Leslie;Brown, Roger Allen

ISBN 10: 0833029428 / ISBN 13: 9780833029423

Published by The Rand Corporation., Santa Monica, CA., 2001

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Hardcover 2001, edition. Ex-library book with stamps and labels attached. Binding firm. Pages unmarked and clean. Covers and text in very good condition. {53 pages}.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Managing Quadrennial Defense Review Integration: An Overview
• Publisher: The Rand Corporation., Santa Monica, CA.
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0833029428
• ISBN 13: 9780833029423
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

The problems and issues that the research team tracked during QDR 1997 are far from being resolved and there is no clear guidance on what will be demanded in QDR 2001. The services remain skeptical of the Joint Staff dealing with tough issues that could redirect their own programmatic decisions. Although there is promise of improvement in organization and process, the most glaring problems are the lack of a comprehensive approach to treating resources and understanding the effects of resources on strategy adn transformation alternatives. It is essential that good working relationships be established now with a clear understanding of the different responsibilities and capabilities of the Joint Staff and the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD). It will be important to identify an appropriate set of mega-issues (with an appropriate set of supporting specific issues) and initiate studies and analysis on the most important ones.

From the Publisher

This documented briefing summarizes analysis performed for the Joint Staff in preparation for the second Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR), during the period from the spring of 1999 through the summer of 2000. It is intended to help the Joint Staff leadership prepare for QDR 2001 by building on previous RAND research into the lessons learned from QDR 1997. The focus is how to manage the analysis of complex "cross-cutting" issues to ensure that senior decisionmakers know the strengths and weaknesses of arguments surrounding difficult policy and resource issues.The research will be of interest to the Joint Staff, the military services, and the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), as well as other professionals interested in defense management processes.This research was conducted for the Director for Force Structure, Resources, and Assessment (J-8) within the International Security and Defense Policy Center of RAND's National Defense Research Institute, a federally funded research and development center sponsored by the OSD, the Joint Staff, the Unified Commands, and the defense agencies.