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 2008-04-16 monographic deposited born digital 59 p. GA 1.13:GAO-08-311 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-311 P0b002ee180381f61 f:d08311 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-311 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-311 GAO-08-311 Agency missions Civil defense Civil support Combat readiness Defense capabilities Defense contingency planning Emergency preparedness Federal/state relations Homeland security Interagency relations Military appropriations Military forces Military training National Guard Risk assessment Strategic planning program goals or objectives Other Written Product A81694

The high use of National Guard (Guard) forces for overseas missions has raised questions about its ability to support civil authorities in the event of a catastrophic incident. GAO was asked to assess two alternatives for providing funding and authority specifically for the Guard's civil support missions. Congress subsequently enacted a new approach for the Guard's civil support needs, which GAO also included in this assessment. GAO determined: (1) the extent to which planning to identify the Guard's civil support requirements has been undertaken, (2) the current funding approach for the Guard's civil support capabilities and how three approaches--modeled after the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM), the Coast Guard, and that in the 2008 National Defense Authorization Act--could be applied to the Guard; (3) guiding principles to consider when developing and implementing funding alternatives, and (4) the extent to which the existing and alternative approaches are consistent with these principles. GAO synthesized guiding principles for military and civil support effectiveness from the literature and discussed alternatives with defense and homeland security analysts. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-311/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-311.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-311/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-311.pdf GAO-08-311 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-311 Other Written Product GAO-08-311; Homeland Security: Enhanced National Guard Readiness for Civil Support Missions May Depend on DOD's Implementation of the 2008 National Defense Authorization Act; Agency missions Civil defense Civil support Combat readiness Defense capabilities Defense contingency planning Emergency preparedness Federal/state relations Homeland security Interagency relations Military appropriations Military forces Military training National Guard Risk assessment Strategic planning program goals or objectives Title 32 Section 502(f) 32 U.S.C. 502(f) Public Law 99-433 Public Law 107-296 Public Law 110-181