| Description |
ii, 54 p. : digital, PDF file |
| System Details |
Mode of access: Internet from GAO web site. |
| Note |
Title from title screen (viewed on May 5, 2008). |
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"April 2008." |
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Paper version available from: U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, 441 G St., NW, Rm. LM, Washington, D.C. 20548. |
| Summary |
The high use of National Guard (Guard) forces for overseas missions has raised questions about its ability to support civil authorities in the event of a catastrophic incident. GAO was asked to assess two alternatives for providing funding and authority specifically for the Guard's civil support missions. Congress subsequently enacted a new approach for the Guard's civil support needs, which GAO also included in this assessment. GAO 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 three approaches--modeled after the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM), the Coast Guard, and that in the 2008 National Defense Authorization Act--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. GAO synthesized guiding principles for military and civil support effectiveness from the literature and discussed alternatives with defense and homeland security analysts. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Note |
"GAO-08-311." |
| Subject |
United States -- National Guard -- Civic action.
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United States. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008.
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United States. Department of Defense -- Appropriations and expenditures.
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Civil defense -- United States.
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| Added Author |
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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| Added Title |
Homeland security : enhanced National Guard readiness for civil support missions may depend on Department of Defense's implementation of the 2008 National Defense Authorization Act |
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Enhanced National Guard readiness for civil support missions may depend on DOD's implementation of the 2008 National Defense Authorization Act |
| Running Title |
National Guard civil support missions |
| Gpo Item No. |
0546-D (online) |
| Sudoc No. |
GA 1.13:GAO-08-311 |
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