Forging Partnerships to Defeat the Enemy: A look at the Roles That Interagency and Interorganizational Coordination Plays in Today’s Military
With today’s rapid and ever-changing operational environment, military actions and operations alone can not defeat our enemies nor achieve our National Security Objectives. As a result of this realization, the Department of Defense (DOD) has begun to collaborate their efforts with various agencies through what is known as Interagency coordination and Interorganizational coordination. The difference between Interagency and Interorganizational involves the extended list of different categories of institutions that comprise the latter. These are Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs), Nongovernmental
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"Interagency coordination forges the vital link between the US military and the other instruments of national power” (Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 2011, p. 12). Interorganizational coordination includes all of the members of the Interagency as well as the previously mentioned IGOs, NGOs and POs. Every single organization that takes part in Interagency and Interorganizational coordinations brings its culture, philosophy, goals, practices, expertise, and skills to the table. This broad range of capabilities assists in closing information and operational gaps associated with military efforts which can result in the overall success of a given mission or task. One difficulty of coordinating operations among US agencies is determining appropriate counterparts and exchanging information among them when habitual relationships are not established (Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 2011, p. 13). When dealing with different organizations, one must also take into account that not all of the actors involved will have the same authorities by which they operate nor the same desired effects that they are trying to achieve. Differing authorities present a challenge …show more content…
NGOs rely on soft power, meaning credible information, expertise, and moral authority that attracts the attention and admiration of governments and the public (Karen A. Mingst, 2010). NGOs have the ability to create national policies with less risk associated than other organizations and are also unlimited on the levels by which they can operate within. Possessing this ability provides NOGs with a significant advantage over other agencies involved in Interorganizational coordinations. Many NGOs are signatory to various codes of conduct that include the responsibility to share information for effectiveness, safety, and other reasons. (Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 2011, p. 13) Due to the very nature of NGOs structure and missions, they often have very limited funding which results in an increased reliance on the USG for adequate funding. Additionally, the success of NGO operations is difficult to ascertain because of the way in which they execute their operations. While NGOs efforts are supportive of the common interest, some believe that while they are making
The purpose of this paper is to provide a brief analysis of the United States Army’s organizational structure and its culture and how these two elements impact its workers, associates and affiliates. This paper will first examine the Army’s history, development and structure to highlight the origins of the Army’s culture. Secondly, a brief history of the Army’s organizational development will be followed by a close examination of its philosophy and supporting beliefs. Lastly, this paper will discuss the role of the Army’s leadership, their response to critical issues and the organizational structure of the Army. An analysis of the army’s top leaders will help the reader to understand the Army culture more thoroughly in the context of the Army’s organizational structure. More specifically this section of the paper will examine the Army leadership’s response to the current geo-political environment and other related issues. In conclusion, this paper hopes to highlight the Army’s overall functioning from an organizational standpoint and emphasize that idea that the Army is like a functional corporation. This will be accomplished by addressing various key questions throughout this text.
A military officer must manage pieces of one of the largest organizations in the United States government - an organization that accounts for the third largest piece of the American budget and is comprised of 1.3 million active sailors, soldiers, airmen, and marines, many of whom are tasked with being deployable to any location within 48 hours. This is only possible through concise, professional communication on the part of every service member, especially
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