04171nam 22006854a 450 991021998740332120200520144314.01-281-18083-197866111808360-8330-4240-8(CKB)1000000000481423(EBL)322528(OCoLC)476119885(SSID)ssj0000106721(PQKBManifestationID)11140446(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000106721(PQKBWorkID)10111080(PQKB)10580174(Au-PeEL)EBL322528(CaPaEBR)ebr10225508(OCoLC)367882556(MiAaPQ)EBC322528(EXLCZ)99100000000048142320050331d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAssessing the value of U.S. Army international activities /Jefferson P. Marquis ... [et al.]1st ed.Santa Monica, CA RAND Arroyo Center20061 online resource (173 p.)Rand Corporation Monograph"Prepared for the United States Army."0-8330-3803-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-142).Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Acronyms; Chapter One - Introduction; Security Cooperation and U.S. Army InternationalActivities; Overview of U.S. Government Security CooperationPlanning; System for Measuring AIA Effectiveness; Organization of the Document; Chapter Two - Measuring the Performance of Government Programs; Federal Measurement Requirements; Purposes of Performance Measurement; Applying Performance Measurement to SecurityCooperation; Principles of AIA Assessment; The Way Forward; Chapter Three - AIA Ends and WaysA Method for Deriving ObjectivesEight Ends of Army International Activities; AIA Ways; Ends-Ways Matrix; Chapter Four - Linking Ways to Ends; Theoretical Approach to Establishing Linkages; Background Conditions; From Linkages to Indicators; Practical Approach to Developing Indicators; Transforming Indicators into Measures; Chapter Five - Army International Activities Knowledge Sharing System; Practical Concerns; Strategy for Building AIAKSS; Detailed Description of AIAKSS; AIAKSS Issues; Integrating AIAKSS into the DoD Assessment Realm; Conclusion; Chapter Six - AIA Test Cases; IntroductionU.S. Army Medical DepartmentNational Guard Bureau State Partnership Program; U.S. Army South; Conclusion; Chapter Seven - Concluding Observations; AIA Lessons Learned; How Should AIAKSS Information Be Used?; Issues in Applying AIAKSS; Appendix; BibliographyA number of important steps have been taken in recent years to improve the planning and management of Army International Activities (AIA). Still, a need remains, and is widely recognized, for a high-level assessment mechanism to allocate AIA resources more efficiently, execute AIA programs more effectively, and highlight the contributions of AIA to the National Military Strategy, the DoD Security Cooperation Guidance, and The Army Plan. This report presents a framework for assessing the value of the Army's non-combat interactions with other militaries. It provides an overview of AIA programs aRand Corporation MonographMilitary policyInternational cooperationMilitary assistance, AmericanSecurity, InternationalMilitary art and scienceInternational cooperationUnited StatesMilitary relationsForeign countriesMilitary policyInternational cooperation.Military assistance, American.Security, International.Military art and scienceInternational cooperation.355/.031/0973Marquis Jefferson P852518MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910219987403321Assessing the value of U.S. Army international activities1991244UNINA