Stability and ReconstructionResponse Corps

UpdateU.S. Department of Justice

December 14, 2007

Putting Civilian Experts on the Ground ACTIVE RESPONSE CORPS

(ARC)

STANDBY RESPONSE CORPS

CIVILIAN RESERVE CORPS (CRC)

•DC approved: 250 in FY09• Approx. 99 of 250 are in Justice roles. Allocation TBD. (Issue #1)

• Standing DOJ capacity for rapid response.

• Allocation adds funded FTEs (w/o indirect cost funding) (Issue #2)

• Trained and ready to go in 48 hours to one week.

• MOA needed (Issue #3)•DOJ Response Corps Coordinator needed (Issue #4)

• DC approved 2,000 in FY09• S/CRS wants 500 in FY08 • USG employees. DOJ employees who have ongoing job.

• 1 ARC=2 SRC S/CRG figures DOJ at 74 in FY08 (TBD) (Issue #5) and at 296 in FY09 (TBD) (Issue #6)

• Training, equipping, and deployment expenses paid by S/CRS.

• Deployable in 30 days for up to 180 days.

• MOA needed (see ARC Issue #3)

• Response Corps Coordinator needed (see ARC Issue #4)

• DC Approved S/CRS targets FY08=500 (350 in justice roles), FY09=2,000, FY10=4,000

• Home Office Staffing (Issue #7) • S/CRS control w/ DOJ subject matter position proponency (Issue #8)

• USG employees when mobilized• Have regular jobs outside the USG• Deployable in 30-60 days for up to 365 days• MOA needed (Issue #9)

Civilian Reserve Corps Home Office

Deployment Support Center (USAID)

Total staff: 32 through FY09

Civilian Reserve Administration

Resource Development

Training and EducationExecutive Office

•Force Generation•Budget•Standards and Evaluation

•Recruitment•Selection•Employment•Performance Management•Employee Relations•Family Liaison

•Training standards•Reserve Orientation•Agency-Specific Training•Field/IMS training•Pre-Deployment

•Operations•Medical

•Logistics•Finance

•Travel•Equipment

•General Services•Financial Management•HQ HR•Information Management•HQ Security

Secretary of State

SCRS

Office of the Chief Operating Officer

S/CRS Response Corps Timeline

NSPD-44 issued

ARC establishedInitial deployments

FY 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

S/CRS established

Assumptions: 1) Timely passage of authorizing legislation2) Fast transfer to State and internal

dispersal of funding

S/CRS

ARC

First FSI courses

offered

NSPD-44 transitions to PCC Process; initial Operational

Readiness Achieved

Abbreviations:

SRC: Standby Response Corps

ARC: Active Response Corps

CRC: Civilian Reserve Corps

Training Initiated

ARC/SRC MOA cleared for signature by end of December

10 Member State Corps. Capable of launching initial operations at end of year

MOA Cleared 1 January

Internal agency procedures for managing ARC and SRC finalized by end of February

RCC positions established in each agency by the end of February

Position description developed for 250 ARC by end of April

20-30-member inter agency Corps by end of year

Full ARC funding expected; build interagency Corps to 100 members

Build 250-member interagency ARC by end of year

S/CRS Response Corps Timeline

FY 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Assumptions: 1) Timely passage of authorizing legislation2) Fast transfer to State and internal

dispersal of funding

SRC

CRC

Abbreviations:

SRC: Standby Response Corps

ARC: Active Response Corps

CRC: Civilian Reserve Corps

SRC established Initial deployment

ARC/SRC MOA cleared for signature by end of December

90-member State Corps; capable of launching initial operations at end of year

MOA Cleared 1 January

Internal agency procedures for managing ARC and SRC finalized by end of February

RCC positions established in each agency by the end of February

Build expanded inter agency Corps of up to 500 by end of year

Full funding expected; build interagency Corps

Develop Corps of up to 2000 members

Design approved; funding sought through legislation

Recruitment of reimbursable interagency detailees for CRC Home Office by end of February.

Interagency detailees staff CRC Home Office by March-April

CRC deployment center concept finalized by June

Funding expected; recruitment and training of up to first 500 members; Civilian reservists ready to deploy by end of year

Funding for 2000-member CRC expected

Build CRC toward 4000-member goal

DOJ IssuesIssue #1 - Allocation of ARC ROL/Justice PositionsConcerns: Who controls within DOJ?

Issue #2 - ARC Positions Indirect CostsConcerns: Who pays within DOJ?

Issue #3 - Approval & Signature of ARC/SRC MOAConcern: Who approves and signs for DOJ?

Issue #4 – Response Corps Coordinator PositionConcerns: Where does it reside? Who decides?

Issue #5 – SRC Positions in FY08Concerns: How many? Where from in DOJ? Who recruits/chooses? Who determines what skill sets DOJ requires? Who will write the job description narrative for the SRC work plan?

DOJ IssuesIssue #6 – SRC Positions in FY08Concerns: How many? What increases are needed to establish administrative support staff?

Issue #7 – CRC/Home Office StaffingConcerns: Does DOJ contribute personnel support? Where from in DOJ? Who recruits/selects? Are we prepared to assign personnel full time on a non-reimbursable basis to assist in standing up the Home Office?

Issue #8 – CRC Subject Matter ProponencyConcerns: Who manages in DOJ? Who establishes standards? In addition to requirements contained in the MOA(s), should there be additional DOJ imposed standards?

This institution is largely managed and controlled by the Home Office. About the only thing we will have to do in DOJ is to advise the Home Office of the skill sets needed in a typical deployment, and conduct interviews, and select those recruited.

Issue #9 – CRC MOAConcerns: Document is currently being circulated at DOS and will be sent out to the interagency for approval. Who approves & signs?

Courses of Action1. ODAG is executive agent for the Department.

Pros: Facilitates Department-wide response to cover ARC, SRC, and CRC requirements. Maintains honest broker image within Department regarding sharing of benefits and detriments.

Cons: ODAG management resources, subject-matter experts, and funds are limited.

2. Criminal Division is assigned executive agent authority for the Department.

Pros: Management resources and systems and subject-matter experts already exist.

Cons: The Criminal Division may encounter difficulties with other entities within DOJ. Criminal Division will bear more indirect costs for ARC, SRC, and CRC administration.

3. The Department maintains status quo engagement.

Pros: Holding action to see whether Congress appropriates money for the 250 ARC FTEs. Holding action to see whether DOS funds

Congressionally directed in-house funding ($50 Million) for CRC (Home Office and 500 reservists.)

Cons: Disrupts S/CRS decision timelines. May marginalize DOJ’s role in future S&R deployments. Brings about potential loss of future ARC

FTEs and “steady state” engagements if FTEs go to S/INL and USAID.