Download or read book Task Force for Business and Stability Operations written by S. Rebecca Zimmerman and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Task Force for Business and Stability Operations (TFBSO), a multi-year endeavor for the U.S. Department of Defense, sought to use private-sector strategies to create sustainable economies in Iraq and Afghanistan. In this report, RAND researchers use semistructured interviews and both public and internal documentation to identify lessons from the Task Force's activities in Afghanistan, offering insights for similar projects in the future. The analysis describes the multitude of the Task Force's stakeholders resulting from its complex institutional status, plus the challenges that resulted from these diverse stakeholders. It uses a stakeholder-focused approach to explore several prominent TFBSO projects, informed by disparate stakeholder views. Ultimately, lessons identified from the Task Force's activities in Afghanistan fell under six categories: programmatic flexibility, leadership, measures of success, staffing, freedom of movement, and contracting. Because economic development is likely to remain a key component of U.S. contingency operations, policymakers can use the lessons identified in this report when planning and designing similar organizations in the future to find the right balance for success"--Publisher's web site.
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 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 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 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 Oversight of Task Force for Business and Stability Operations Projects in Afghanistan written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Oversight of Task Force for Business and Stability Operations Projects in Afghanistan written by United States. Congress and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-08-29 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oversight of Task Force for Business and Stability Operations projects in Afghanistan : hearing before the Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support of the Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, second session, January 20, 2016.
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 Final Report on Lessons Learned written by David J. Berteau and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Final Report on Lessons Learned written by David Berteau and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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 Oversight of Task Force for Business and Stability Operations Projects in Afghanistan written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 450 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 Iraq and Afghanistan written by Paul Brinkley and published by Wiley. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Optimistic that America can deliver on its economic promise, Brinkley outlines in War Front to Store Front the necessary changes in U.S. foreign policy if we want to rebuild and revitalize an economy under fire. This engaging account details: Fascinating insights of the inner workings of American government and its largest bureaucracy--the U.S.
