Defense Reform Conference-Survey Results Final March 13, 2016

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Defense Reform in the 21st CeEmerging Survey Results

March 14, 2016


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Overview

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• Varies between 700-900 labeled !or each

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• 'egislative branch under-represented in respon

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Survey *esults+ uiding rincipl

Imroving ersonnel management

!alancing military

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Increasing the e%ciency an# e&ective management of DoD systems

Imroving the e&ectiveness of 'oint military oerations

Ensuring in#een#ence of military a#vice

Imroving strategy formulation an# contingency lanning

Ensuring (uality of military a#vice

Maintaining civilian authority

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Ran) the follo*ing gui#ing rinciles that you +elieve shoul# inform any ne

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Resonse Distri+ution

6ivilian authority uality o! military advice

.ndependence o! military advice Strategy !ormulation and contingency planning

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umber o! *esponses


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Survey *esults+ uiding rincip

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Survey *esults+ uiding rinciples .V

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egislative +ranch

Eecutive +ranch military

Eecutive +ranch civilian

& / % 1 2

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Ran)ing the -ui#ing .rincile of Maintaining Civilian 3uthorit



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Survey *esults+ uiding rinciples V

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Eecutive +ranch military

Eecutive +ranch civilian

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Ran)ing the -ui#ing .rincile of In#een#ence of Military 3#v



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Survey *esults+ uiding rinciples V.

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E1ecutive +ranch 2 civilian

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Ran)ing the -ui#ing .rincile of E%ciency an# E&ective Management of



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Survey *esults+ *e!orm Opportun

In#een#ence of the C4CS

Civilian ersonnel system

Civil2military +alance

5uality of military a#viceContingency6*ar lanning

Role clarity among actors

Military ersonnel system

4oint re(uirements rocess

3gility of DoD

Interagency rocess

E&ectiveness of military oerations

E%ciency of DoD

DoD .rogramming an# +u#geting rocesses

Strategy

3c(uisition rocess

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Select an# ran) or#er 7ve of the follo*ing issues +ase# on the oortunity for imroveme

3verage Score 8029 Scale:'east li5ely to generateimprovements !romre!orm


10/23

Survey *esults+ *e!orm Opportunit

In#een#ence of the CCS

Civilmilitary +alance

Civilian ersonnel system

5uality of military a#vice

Role clarity among actors

Military ersonnel system

Contingency*ar lanning

oint re(uirements rocess

3gility of DoD

Interagency rocess

E&ectiveness of military oerations

Strategy

E%ciency of DoD

DoD rogramming an# +u#geting rocesses

3c(uisition rocess

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;otal Resonse Counts

umber o! "otal *esponses


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Survey *esults+ *e!orm Opportuni

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/ortunity for Reform across Ma'or Demograhic -rous


Other 4verage *ating

4verage Score


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Survey *esults+ *e!orm Opportuni

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/ortunity for Reform across Ma'or Demograhic -rous


Other 4verage *ating

4verage Score


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Survey *esults+ Strength o! .nstitu

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Survey *esults+ Size o! .nstitutio

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Survey *esults+ Size o! .nstitutio

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Si=e of Institution Ratings across Demograhics

'egislative branch :;ecutive branch - military :;ecutive branc


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>ust*ight


17/23

Survey *esults+ .nteragency Sys

?holly.ne@ective

6onBrmation and political appointment processes

Cecisions on the use o! military !orce and !orces

olicy development

olicy implementation

Dudgeting and resource management

:valuationEassessment o! policy

Strategy development

& &(1 (1 / /(1

Rate the e&ectiveness of the >hite ?ousele# interagency system at


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Survey *esults+ .nteragency Syst

Dudgeting and resource management Strategy development olicy implementation :v&

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Eecutive Interagency System Ratings across Demogra

'egislative branch :;ecutive branch - military :;ecutive branch -


?holly.ne@ectiv

e

Aighly:@ective

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Survey *esults+ 6ongressional Over

?holly.ne@ective

*outine oversight o! CoC polices and programs

Dudgeting and resource management

:valuationEassessment o! policy

6onBrmation and political appointment processes

-olicy development

Fse o! !orce authorization processes


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Survey *esults+ 6ongressional Over

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(1/

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Congressional /versight Ratings across Demograhi

'egislative branch :;ecutive branch - military :;ecutive branch - c


Aighly:@ective

?holly.ne@ectiv

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Survey *esults+ *ole 6larity

"otally Fnclear

:;ecuting directEindirect military actions

4pproval !or the use o! !orce or !orces

6ommunications with O"FS

6ommunications with 6ongress

4pproval !or programmatic and acquisition issues

:stablishment and en!orcement o! )oint requirements

:;ecuting cross-regional operations

6ommunications with other interagency actors

lanning !or cross-regional operations

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*ate the degree o! role clarity today within CoC in the !ollowing categories+

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Survey *esults+ *ole 6larity .

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Role Clarity Ratings across Demograhics

'egislative branch :;ecutive branch - military :;ecutive branch - civ


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Defense Reform Conference-Survey Results Final March 13, 2016