Defense Management: U.S. Southern Command Demonstrates Interagency Collaboration, but Its Haiti Disaster Response Revealed Challenges Conducting a Large Military Operation

    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Pendleton,John H. (Author)
    Format:
    Pamphlet
    Publication Date:
    Jul 2010
    URL:
    http://www.gao.gov/assets/310/307800.pdf
    Published:
    United States Government Accountability Office
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Subject Term:
    Caribbean area, United States, Haiti, Earthquakes, Natural disasters, Government agencies, Humanitarian assistance, Disaster relief, Military operations, and Military and defense policy
    Notes:
    47 p., US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) has been cited as having mature interagency processes and coordinating mechanisms, but as evidenced by the earthquakes that shook Haiti in January 2010, the challenges that SOUTHCOM faces require coordinated efforts from US government agencies, international partners, and nongovernmental and private organizations. This report (1) assesses the extent that SOUTHCOM exhibits key attributes that enhance and sustain collaboration with interagency and other stakeholders and (2) evaluates SOUTHCOM's approach for developing an organizational structure that facilitates interagency collaboration and positions the command to conduct a full range of missions.

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