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Whereas the role of the federal military is clearly defined and
limited in the spectrum of domestic operations, the National Guard,
as a state or federal asset depending on duty status designation,
assumes a more dynamic, multi-spectrum support role. This
multi-spectrum role sometimes puts the Guard at the center of a
contentious command power struggle between the states and federal
government; a power struggle that has led to a growing debate over
the role of the National Guard during domestic operations, with
some questioning whether the Guard is better aligned to the
Department of Homeland Security (DHS), rather than the states, for
domestic operational requirements. This monograph, by Dr. Ryan
Burke and Dr. Sue McNeil, attempts to evaluate the benefits and
drawbacks of a hypothetical realignment of the National Guard to
the DHS. Drawing from interviews with a range of subject matter
experts primarily from the National Guard and the DHS, Burke and
McNeil first address the pros and cons of such...
The military response to Hurricane Sandy was historically
significant. For the first time, dual status commanders-military
commanders authorized by law to serve in both state and federal
status simultaneously- were activated in an effort to unify state
and federal efforts under a single command structure during an
unplanned response. The events that occurred over the 2-week
response period provide a basis for lessons learned as we look to
improve upon this first attempt to use this unique command
construct in response to an unplanned incident. In this monograph,
Mr. Ryan Burke and Dr. Sue McNeil discuss the results of their
year-long case study examining the military response to Hurricane
Sandy under the dual status commander arrangement. In one of the
most thorough and comprehensive analyses of the subject to date,
Burke and McNeil first address the chronology of the storm and the
ensuing military actions.
During large-scale emergencies or disasters, National Guard forces
regularly operate alongside Active Component forces in response to
requests from civil authorities. In an attempt to promote unity of
effort between state-controlled National Guard and Active Component
forces, states and the Department of Defense agreed to use dual
status commanders-military commanders authorized by law to serve in
both state and federal statuses simultaneously-as the primary
command and control mechanism during unplanned incident response
operations. This unique command arrangement was used for the first
time in response to an unplanned incident during Hurricane Sandy in
October 2012. Though the arrangement worked well in many ways,
there are definitely opportunities for improvement.
This book addresses a generic methodology for quantifying the
benefits of Asset Management Systems (AMS) implementation and
justifying investment in AMS implementation based on literature
review and case studies that focus on road performances. The case
studies suggested that AMS implementation contributes to an
improvement in transportation agencies' performance and costs for
maintenance and rehabilitation, and that the benefits derived from
AMS implementation exceed costs for AMS implementation and
operation. In addition, this book identifies barriers and needs in
AMS implementation process and illustrates a strategic direction
for successful AMS implementation based on literature review as
well as the Soft Systems Methodology, which exposes barriers and
needs from inside a hypothetical transportation agency.
Civil infrastructure reporting practices at the national, state,
regional, and local levels of government have an impact on a
community's ability to understand their asset capabilities and
demands and can effectively communicate on these issues with their
political decision makers. When done well, infrastructure reporting
will communicate to political decision makers the relative urgency
of investing in civil infrastructure versus other priorities such
as healthcare, education, energy and security.This special report
contains 25 papers which are intended to inform on current
approaches to asset management as well as highlight the importance
of and best practices in infrastructure reporting. These papers are
divided into the following three sections: Building a Credible
Reporting System, Effective Communication and Benefits of
Infrastructure Reporting; Infrastructure Methodology and Report
Quality; and, Tools and Metrics to Facilitate Infrastructure
Reporting. This report will be of value to professional
organizations and academics and practitioners involved in
infrastructure reporting and/or asset management, as well as to
political decision makers.
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