Download or read book DOD Task Force for Business and Stability Operations written by United States. Government Accountability Office and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Dod Task Force for Business and Stability Operations written by U S Government Accountability Office (G and published by BiblioGov. This book was released on 2013-08 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Departments of Defense (DOD) and State (State) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and others are involved in economic development activities in Iraq and Afghanistan. In June 2006, DOD established the Task Force for Business and Stability Operations (Task Force) to support its related efforts. The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2011 required that DOD, State, and USAID jointly develop a plan to transition Task Force activities to State, with a focus on potentially transitioning activities to USAID. Under the authority of the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct work on his own initiative and with additional congressional direction, GAO identified (1) factors to consider in planning any transition of Task Force activities and (2) the extent to which the Task Force established guidance to manage its activities and has shared information with other federal agencies. GAO analyzed documents and interviewed multiple agency officials in Washington, D.C., Iraq, and Afghanistan.

Download or read book Dod Task Force for Business and Stability Operations written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-01-11 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DOD Task Force For Business and Stability Operations: Actions Needed to Establish Project Management Guidelines and Enhance Information Sharing

Download or read book DOD Task Force for Business and Stability Operations in Afghanistan written by John F. Sopko and published by . This book was released on 2016-03-02 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Statement of John F. Sopko, Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), discussing SIGAR's completed and ongoing work examining the Department of Defense's (DOD's) Task Force for Business and Stability Operations (TFBSO) in Afghanistan. The nearly $800 million Task Force was DOD's principal vehicle for stimulating private sector growth and investment in Afghanistan's war-torn economy. As of September 30, 2015, TFBSO had been appropriated more than $822.85 million since FY 23009 for operations in Afghanistan. TFBSO ended its programs in Afghanistan on December 31, 2014, and ceased all operations on March 31, 2015. Over the past two years, SIGAR has received more complaints of waste, fraud, and abuse relating to TFBSO activities than for any other organization operating in Afghanistan. This is a print on demand report.

Download or read book Dod Task Force for Business and Stability Operations written by U.s. Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-08-13 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Departments of Defense (DOD) and State (State) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and others are involved in economic development activities in Iraq and Afghanistan. In June 2006, DOD established the Task Force for Business and Stability Operations (Task Force) to support its related efforts. The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2011 required that DOD, State, and USAID jointly develop a plan to transition Task Force activities to State, with a focus on potentially transitioning activities to USAID. Under the authority of the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct work on his own initiative and with additional congressional direction, GAO identified (1) factors to consider in planning any transition of Task Force activities and (2) the extent to which the Task Force established guidance to manage its activities and has shared information with other federal agencies. GAO analyzed documents and interviewed multiple agency officials in Washington, D.C., Iraq, and Afghanistan. GAO recommends that the Task Force develop written project management guidance and that DOD, State, and USAID develop an approach to integrate the Task Force into information-sharing mechanisms. DOD partially concurred with the first recommendation. The three agencies"

Download or read book DOD Task Force for Business and Stability Operations written by United States. Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The objectives of this audit were to assess (1) the extent to which TFBSO and U.S. agencies collected data and maintained documentation for TFBSO’s projects and activities; (2) how TFBSO devised and communicated its mission, objectives, and strategy, and then coordinated its activities with other U.S. government agencies; (3) how TFBSO planned, awarded, and oversaw contracts and grants to implement its projects; (4) the extent to which TFBSO’s projects and activities met their contracted deliverables; and (5) the extent to which TFBSO planned to transfer its projects and assets to the Department of State (State) or the U.S Agency for International Development (USAID), or otherwise arranged for them to be operated and maintained.

Download or read book DOD Task Force for Business and Stability Operations written by United States. Government Accountability Office and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book DOD Task Force for Business and Stability Operations in Afghanistan written by John F. Sopko and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-16 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Statement of John F. Sopko, Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), discussing SIGAR's work examining the Department of Defense's (DOD's) Task Force for Business and Stability Operations (TFBSO or Task Force) in Afghanistan. The nearly $800 million Task Force was DOD's principal vehicle for stimulating private sector growth and investment in Afghanistan's war-torn economy. Over the part two years, SIGAR has received more complaints of waste, fraud, and abuse relating to TFBSO activities than for any other organization operating in Afghanistan. SIGAR conducted numerous interviews and obtained documents and records related to TFBSO activities, and has issued several reports and initiated a number of active criminal investigations. This statement contains detailed descriptions and associated outcomes of TFBSO projects examined by SIGAR, and a complete list of TFBSO activities and associated outcomes. SIGAR's work to date shows that TFBSO's nearly $800 million investment in Afghanistan has not delivered on its stated goals. This is a print on demand report.

Download or read book DoD Task Force for Business and Stabiity Operations written by Sharon Pickup and published by . This book was released on 2011-08-02 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The DoD and State Dept. (State) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and others are involved in economic development activities in Iraq and Afghanistan. In June 2006, DoD established the Task Force for Business and Stability Operations (Task Force) to support its related efforts. An Act in FY 2011 required that DoD, State, and USAID jointly develop a plan to transition Task Force activities to State, with a focus on potentially transitioning activities to USAID. This report identified: (1) factors to consider in planning any transition of Task Force activities; and (2) the extent to which the Task Force established guidance to manage its activities and has shared information with other federal agencies. Tables. This is a print on demand report.

Download or read book Report of the Defense Science Board Task Force on Institutionalizing Stability Operations Within DoD written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Task Force for Business and Stability Operations written by S. Rebecca Zimmerman and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2016-02-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: RAND researchers identify lessons from the Task Force for Business and Stability Operations in Afghanistan, which sought to use private-sector strategies to create a sustainable Afghan economy.

Download or read book Institutionalizing Stability Operations Within DoD Report of the Defense Science Board Task Force written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enclosed is the final report of the Defense Science Board task force on Institutionalizing Stability Operations within the Department of Defense (DoD). This task force was asked to consider the institutional hurdles to effectively constitute and use the capabilities for stability operations called for in the 2004 Defense Science Board Report on Transition to and from Hostilities and the subsequent draft Directive to implement the recommendations of the report. In the last year there has been noticeable progress within the Department toward explicit embrace of stability operations as a core activity of DoD on par with combat operations, although there is still a long way to go. In that light, our recommendations should be viewed as accelerants of the process. Unfortunately, during the last year the progress of other elements of the Government has been less fulsome. Thus, we urge that the Department act with dispatch to accelerate the transformation of its own capabilities, while concurrently continuing to give full support to the evolution of capabilities elsewhere within the Government. Even though stability operations are as pervasive as combat operations across the Department, high level leadership and management is currently needed to accelerate transformation. The most important agent of change is the Secretary of Defense. Ideally the Secretary, with the Deputy Secretary, should, in effect, act as Executive Agent for change of the magnitude envisioned. If the Secretary and Deputy Secretary seek additional support beyond that to be provided by the OSD Staff and the Joint Staff, appointing an Executive Agent will accelerate change, and the Secretary of the Army is a possible choice in light of the Army's dominant albeit not exclusive role in stability operations.

Download or read book Report of the Defense Science Board Task Force on Institutionalizing Stability Operations Within DoD written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book DoD s Effort in Improving Economic Development in Post conflict States written by Craig Maceri and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are multiple players in the global community - governmental, non-governmental, and private sector, who focus their efforts on economic development in post-conflict, fragile, or failed states. In 2006, a new player emerged from the Department of Defense, known as the Task Force for Business and Stability Operations, focused on promoting economic development in Iraq. This novel task force consisted mainly of civilian business personnel who leveraged their private sector expertise to help revitalize Iraq’s industrial economy. After eight years of operating in both Iraq and Afghanistan, the TFBSO shut down operations and transferred its open projects to United States Agency for International Development (USAID). This paper seeks to answer how successful the Task Force was in helping to promote a sustainable economy in Iraq and Afghanistan and what role the Department of Defense should play in economic development activities. It also provides recommendations on what actions should occur to regenerate a more effective capability for future contingencies.

Download or read book Preparing the Army for Stability Operations written by Thomas S. Szayna and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2007 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2004-2006, the U.S. government acted to revise the way that the planning and implementation of Stabilization, Security, Transition, and Reconstruction (SSTR) operations are conducted. The primary emphasis of the changes was on ensuring a common U.S. strategy rather than a collection of individual departmental and agency efforts and on mobilizing and involving all available U.S. government assets in the effort. The proximate reason for the policy shift stems from the exposing of gaps in the U.S. ability to administer Afghanistan and Iraq after the U.S.-led ousters of the Taliban and Ba'athist regimes. But the effort to create U.S. government capabilities to conduct SSTR operations in a more unified and coherent fashion rests on the deeper conviction that, as part of the U.S. strategy to deal with transnational terrorist groups, the United States must have the capabilities to increase the governance capacities of weak states, reduce the drivers of and catalysts to conflict, and assist in peacebuilding at all stages of pre- or post-conflict transformation. According to the Joint Operating Concept for Military Support to SSTR operations, these operations are civilian-led and conducted and coordinated with the involvement of all the available resources of the U.S. government (military and civilian), nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and international partners. Although military assets are an essential component of many SSTR operations, specific military goals and objectives are only a portion of the larger SSTR operation.

Download or read book Documented Briefing written by Institute for Defense Analyses and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Task Force Patriot and the End of Combat Operations in Iraq written by Pat Proctor and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2011-12-28 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Iraq in 2009 was a strange netherworld, not quite war but not yet peace. The country teetered on the threshold of great change with the impending national elections and the promised withdrawal of all US combat forces. These changes would usher in either an era of irreversible stability or a return to the sectarian carnage that nearly destroyed Iraq in 2006. It was during this period of uncertainty that Task Force Patriot arrived to take over as the last US combat force to occupy Saddam Hussein’s hometown of Tikrit. In this gripping first-hand account of the final months of combat operations, author Pat Proctor brings his unique, insider perspective to reveal the circumstances that put this battalion in a position to turn the tide of the Iraq war. Despite resistance from insurgents, intransigent Iraqi politicians, and, occasionally, the US interagency team, this artillery-turned-infantry battalion found itself in a position to not only improve conditions in its area, but solve the last unsettled problem of the Iraq war, the sectarian divide. Task Force Patriot, through the confluence of lucky circumstances and innovative thinking, had stumbled upon a unique approach—a combination of hardball politics, economic investment, and a nuanced application of force—that could potentially end Sunni separatism in Iraq. This book tells the untold story of this critical period during the second national elections, which, eight months later, was only beginning to yield a government. More importantly, however, this book tells the story of the last crucial days of the Iraq War.