Defense management : actions needed to address stakeholder concerns, improve interagency collaboration, and determine full costs associated with the U.S. Africa Command : report to the Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, House of Representatives.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office

Contributor:

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Africa Command.

United States.

United States--Armed Forces--Africa.

United States--Relations--Africa.

Africa--Relations--United States.

Africa.

Interagency coordination--United States.

Interagency coordination.

Armed Forces.

International relations.

Physical Description:

ii, 42 pages : digital, PDF file

Other Title:

Actions needed to address stakeholder concerns, improve interagency collaboration, and determine full costs associated with the U.S. Africa Command

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2009]

Summary:

In February 2007, the President directed the Department of Defense (DOD) to establish the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) to help strengthen U.S. security cooperation with African nations and bring peace and stability to the continent. For this review, GAO assessed DOD's (1) efforts to establish the command and communicate its mission, (2) progress in integrating personnel from other U.S. government agencies into AFRICOM, and (3) plans and costs for establishing a permanent headquarters and supporting offices in Africa. In assessing DOD's efforts to establish AFRICOM, GAO analyzed relevant documentation and obtained perspectives from the combatant commands, military services, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Department of State (State), U.S. Agency for International Development, and nongovernmental organizations. GAO recommends that AFRICOM include three key elements in its communications strategy, seek formal commitments for interagency personnel, and develop a comprehensive assessment of the possible locations of its permanent command headquarters and offices in Africa.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed Mar. 26, 2009).

"February 2009."

Includes bibliographical references.

"GAO-09-181."

OCLC:

317128613