Quadrennial Defense Review 2001: Lessons On Managing Change In The Department Of Defense Quadrennial Defense Review Two Thousand One

As an After-action report, this documented briefing summatizes analysis performed for the Joint STaff in preparation for and in support of the second Quadrennial Defense Review(QDR). The authors concluded that QDR 2001 like QDR 1997, was useful inproviding information on requirements for military capabilties and resource. The report recommend that the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff use existing processes to routinely address cross-cutting issues from a military perpective. As an "after-action report," this documented briefing summarizes analysis performed for the Joint Staff in preparation for and in support of the second Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR), during the period of spring 1999 through summer 2001. The report summarizes previous reviews and, in particular, the service perspectives on QDR 1997 results. The authors conclude that QDR 2001, like QDR 1997, was useful in providing information on requirements for military capabilities, but was ineffective in presenting solutions to identified shortfalls in capabilities and resources. The report recommends that the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff use existing processes to routinely address cross-cutting issues from a military perspective and that the QDR Integration structure should be retained Preliminaries......Page 1 PREFACE......Page 3 CONTENTS......Page 4 Acknowledgments......Page 5 Abbreviations......Page 6 Introduction......Page 9 Previous Reviews......Page 11 Joint Staff Involvement in QDR 2001......Page 18 Cross-Cutting Issues......Page 33 Conclusions and Recommendations......Page 44 Appendix......Page 51 Bibliography......Page 54 John Schrader, Leslie Lewis, Roger Allen Brown. Prepared For The Joint Staff. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 47-48).