Defense management : preliminary observations on DOD's plans for developing language and cultural awareness capabilities.

Senate Report No. 110-77, which accompanied the FY 2008 National Defense Authorization Act (Pub. L. No. 110-181), directed GAO to review DOD's plans for the development of language and cultural awareness capabilities and to report to the congressional defense committees by December 31, 2008. Ou...

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Corporate Author:	United States. Government Accountability Office
Other Authors:	Pickup, Sharon L.
Format:	Government Document eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2008]
Subjects:	United States. > Department of Defense > Management. Language and languages > Study and teaching > United States. Cultural awareness > Study and teaching > United States. Military education > United States.
Online Access:	https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS111450

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Summary:	Senate Report No. 110-77, which accompanied the FY 2008 National Defense Authorization Act (Pub. L. No. 110-181), directed GAO to review DOD's plans for the development of language and cultural awareness capabilities and to report to the congressional defense committees by December 31, 2008. Our objectives were to assess the extent to which DOD has1.Developed plans to address language and cultural awareness capabilities, including funding needs and metrics to evaluate success;2.Established processes to identify strategic language and cultural awareness capabilities, requirements to carry out its plans, and inventory of existing capabilities;3.Developed training and education programs to support its plans for developing language and cultural awareness capabilities; and4.Developed research and acquisition programs to support its plansfor developing language and cultural awareness capabilities.This briefing presents our preliminary observations as of November 2008. We plan to complete our work and issue a report at a later date.
Item Description:	Title from title screen (viewed on Nov. 27, 2008). Letter signed: Sharon L. Pickup. "November 25, 2008." "GAO-09-176R." Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	33 pages : digital, PDF file.
Format:	System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Mode of access: World Wide Web from GAO web site. Address as of 11/27/09: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09176r.pdf ; current access available via PURL.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.