Research Catalog

Title

Authorities and options for funding USSOCOM operations / Elvira N. Laredo, John E. Peters, Karlyn D. Stanley, Matthew E. Boyer, William Welser IV, Thomas S. Szayna.

Author

Loredo, Elvira N.

Publication

• Santa Monica, CA : Rand Corporation, [2014]
• 2014

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Additional Authors

• Peters, John E., 1947-
• Stanley, Karlyn D.
• Boyer, Matthew E.
• Welser, William, IV
• Szayna, Thomas S., 1960-
• U.S. Special Operations Command.
• National Defense Research Institute (U.S.)

Description

xix, 75 pages : illustrations; 26 cm

Summary

This report examines mechanisms, sources, and inter-Service agreements for funding special operations forces (SOF) operations and provides recommendations to reduce the frequency and duration of disputes between the United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM), the Military Departments, and Geographic Combatant Commands over their respective funding responsibilities for SOF, especially with respect to when Service Common (Major Force Program (MFP) 2) and SOF Peculiar (MFP 11) funds should be used. The Geographic Combatant Commanders, in accordance with guidance received from the President and Secretary of Defense, generate requests for unplanned activities and operations, sometimes in response to unanticipated events. Such events fall outside planned and programmed activities, creating validated operational support requirements that are unfunded and/or unbudgeted. Each time this occurs, it leads to prolonged negotiations to work out funding responsibility disputes among a variety of stakeholders to secure the funding necessary to execute the new requirement. SOCOM's Global SOF Network (GSN) envisions increased use of SOF, which would further increase the frequency of such disputes and could be hindered by current funding processes, motivating the research conducted to produce this report. If the President and Congress agree to expand the use of SOF as described by the GSN concept, it would be necessary to increase the flexibility of funding available for validated but unfunded operations. To increase the effectiveness of SOF, the Department of Defense needs funding solutions that are responsive to global events while enabling effective financial stewardship that satisfies the needs of all stakeholders.

Alternative Title

Authorities and options for funding United States Special Operations Command operations

Subjects

• Military planning
• United States > Department of Defense > Rules and practice
• Unified operations (Military science) > Planning
• U.S. Special Operations Command Finance
• United States > Military policy
• U.S. Special Operations Command
• United States > Department of Defense > Appropriations and expenditures
• Finance
• Military planning > United States
• Military policy

Note

• "Prepared for the U.S. Special Operations Command."'
• "National Defense Research Institute."
• "RR-360-SOCOM"--Page 4 of cover.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 71-75).

Contents

Introduction -- Challenges and Issues Concerning TSOC Funding -- Conclusions and Recommendations -- Appendix A: Memoranda of Agreement -- Appendix B: Funding Sources.

Call Number

JFF 15-896

ISBN

• 0833085069 (pbk.)
• 9780833085061 (pbk.)

LCCN

2014939717

OCLC

879324210

Author

Loredo, Elvira N., author.

Title

Authorities and options for funding USSOCOM operations / Elvira N. Laredo, John E. Peters, Karlyn D. Stanley, Matthew E. Boyer, William Welser IV, Thomas S. Szayna.

Publisher

Santa Monica, CA : Rand Corporation, [2014]

Copyright Date

2014

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 71-75).

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Added Author

Peters, John E., 1947- author.

Stanley, Karlyn D., author.

Boyer, Matthew E., author.

Welser, William, IV, author.

Szayna, Thomas S., 1960- author.

U.S. Special Operations Command.

National Defense Research Institute (U.S.)

Research Call Number

JFF 15-896