United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2003-04-29 monographic deposited born digital 18 p. GA 1.13:GAO-03-677T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-677T P0b002ee18039b5d7 f:d03677t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-677T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-677T GAO-03-677T Combat readiness Defense capabilities Defense operations Terrorism Counterterrorism Military forces Military intervention Agency missions National preparedness Testimony A06748 The way in which the federal government views the defense of the United States has dramatically changed since September 11, 2001. Consequently, the Department of Defense (DOD) is adjusting its Cold War strategic focus (of defending against massed combat forces) to better encompass defense against the asymmetric threats that small terrorist cells represent to U.S. territory. GAO was asked to review DOD's participation in domestic missions. This testimony represents our preliminary work in response to the request. It addresses (1) the primary differences in military and nonmilitary missions; (2) how DOD evaluates requests for nonmilitary missions; (3) how the 1878 Posse Comitatus Act impacts DOD's nonmilitary missions; (4) whether current management organizations, plans, and forces are adequate to support DOD's domestic missions; and (5) the impact of overseas and domestic missions on military personnel tempo. GAO is making no recommendations in this testimony. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-677T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-677T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-677T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-677T.pdf GAO-03-677T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-677T Testimony GAO-03-677T; Homeland Defense: Preliminary Observations on How Overseas and Domestic Missions Impact DOD Forces; Combat readiness Defense capabilities Defense operations Terrorism Counterterrorism Military forces Military intervention Agency missions National preparedness Public Law 106-65 Public Law 106-398 Public Law 107-314