The Civilian Response Corps USPHS Scientific and Training Symposium San Diego, CA - May 2010

1. The Civilian Response Corps USPHS Scientific and Training Symposium San Diego, CA - May 2010

2. The National Security Challenge According to Foreign Policy’s 2009 Index, there are 38 failed or failing states. Adequately addressing the risks emanating from weak and failing states and ungoverned spaces is crucial to protecting U.S. national security interests. Through an institutionalized and whole-of-government approach, the Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction & Stabilization (S/CRS) was established in 2004 to build a capability that can address a wide spectrum of these emerging threats. S/CRS works to prevent budding conflicts and respond to countries and regions at risk of, in, and/or emerging from instability.

3. 17 Post-Conflict Operations Since the Cold War S/CRS Engagements in 2009 Smart Power in Action 17 Countries on 4 Continents

4. Conflict Transformation Strong Drivers of Conflict Goal Local Institutional Capacity Weak Lead passed to local actors Large Scale Intervention

5. Building a State-of-the-Art Conflict Capability S/CRS is building and deploying a state of the art conflict capability and a systemized approach to crisis prevention and response Prevention Package Liberia Ecuador Yemen Response Package Sudan Afghanistan DRC One Comprehensive Capability

6. Conflict Prevention and Response Whole of Government Planning ICAF 1207 Funding

7. Civilian Response Corps Preventive Essential Characteristics • Whole-of-Government • We draw from a wide range of U.S. government resources to establish the best team for each mission. • Expeditionary • Our members are specially selected, trained, and equipped to deploy and operate in hazardous and austere environments with little or no notice. • Innovative • We leverage specific skill sets, expertise, and robust experience working effectively with military and international actors. • Preventive • Systematizing conflict prevention - changing the mindsets of decision makers.

8. Whole-of-Government

9. Ensuring that the U.S. and key partners are able to operate together on the ground S/CRS works closely with UK and Canada to ensure civilian interoperability Corps member serves as Kandahar PRT U.S. Chief of Staff integrating U.S. and Canadian civilian efforts Ensuring that the U.S. and key partners can plan, assess, and train together S/CRS and UK’s Stabilization Unit completed the Malakand Plan in Pakistan in 2009 Corps members attend UK and Canadian training and vice versa US and Australia will sign an MOU to promote joint field operations and collaborative training and planning Increasing U.S. government secondments into critical UN and multilateral missions Corps member serving as the first USG Security Sector expert in MONUC Potential Corps embeds into UNAMID and AEC peacekeeping operations in Sudan Growing new partners every day S/CRS leads the U.S. in the International Stabilization and Peacebuilding Initiative – an informal network of governments and international organizations committed to building new capacity for joint civilian missions Developing Global R&S Partners S/CRS works constantly with over 18 international partners and emerging counterparts to enhance interoperability and ensure cooperative mission success.

10. Full Spectrum Skill Sets Standing civilian capacity that is trained, ready, and quickly deployable with the common operating picture and equipment necessary for a sustained presence in austere environments Federal U.S. government civilian agency employees who have regular ongoing job responsibilities, but are trained and available to deploy when needed. Today 105 Full-Time Members 887 Stand-by Members Dec ‘10 264 Full-Time Members 1000 Stand-by Members Identify 2000 Hire 264 Goal Current Deployable Force of 200+

11. Innovative Economic Recovery: agriculture, rural development, commerce, taxes, monetary policy, and business/financial services Diplomatic Security: support to U.S. Embassies in assessing and planning for security/force protection requirements in support of broader contingency and field operations Strategic Planning, Management and Operations: Assessment, planning, base set-up, operations management, and strategic communications Essential Services: public health, public infrastructure, and education and labor assessment Diplomacy/Governance: political reporting, civil administration, democracy and good governance, civil society/ media development, and security sector reform Rule of Law: policing, legal administration, justice systems, and corrections programs design and management

12. Innovative Economic Recovery: agriculture, rural development, commerce, taxes, monetary policy, and business/financial services Diplomatic Security: support to U.S. Embassies in assessing and planning for security/force protection requirements in support of broader contingency and field operations Strategic Planning, Management and Operations: Assessment, planning, base set-up, operations management, and strategic communications Essential Services: public health, public infrastructure, and education and labor assessment Diplomacy/Governance: political reporting, civil administration, democracy and good governance, civil society/ media development, and security sector reform Rule of Law: policing, legal administration, justice systems, and corrections programs design and management

13. Training for R&S Success S/CRS prepares Civilian Response Corps members for deployment months before their departure -- from a rigorous training program, developed with USAID and DOD, all the way through to vaccination and visa processing right before their flight. As first responders, Active Corps members are always either preparing for deployment, deployed, or returning from deployment and incorporating their lessons learned into their continued training. • Training Requirements: • Civilian Response Corps-Active members are required to take a minimum of 8 weeks of training a year. • Civilian Response Corps-Standby members must take a minimum of two weeks a year. Current Readiness Status of the Corps Active Component

14. CRC-Active Foundations FSI Security for Non-Traditional Operating Environments DS Readiness Training Pipelines 2 Weeks Operational Readiness: able to respond to countries at risk of, in, or emerging from crises. 3 Weeks Pre-deployment Briefing and Country Specific Briefing CDC Level I Planners NDU 3 Weeks Operational Readiness Operational Readiness CRC-Standby Pre-deployment and Country Specific Briefing CDC Foundations FSI 2 Weeks

15. Creating the Muscle Memory Exercises and experiments provide Corps members with hands-on, practical experience with interagency, military, and multinational partners Exercises with geographic combatant commands integrate civilian planners with military stability operations planning - Austere Challenge (EUCOM), Judicious Response (AFRICOM), Arcade Fusion (NATO), Blue Advance (SOUTHCOM) Interagency civilian exercises prepare Corps members for deployment - Civilian Deployment Center (CDC) tabletop exercises, Department of Commerce TTX Way Forward - Continue civilian-military exercise planning, expanding into new commands - Develop interagency, civilian exercises and experiments - Exercise with international partners

16. Civilian Response Corps Deployment Process Deployable personnel paperwork finalized Personnel processed and briefed at Civilian Deployment Center S/CRS support requested Deployment Authorization Memo (DAM) prepared Deployable personnel contacted Deployable personnel identified Lodging and logistics coordinated DAM process initiated, verified and approved Deployed team arrives Completed 7Days from Support Request

17. Deployment Readiness Managed by USAID, the Civilian Deployment Centeris utilized by civilian agencies across the U.S. government. • 48-hour processing timeline • Dining facilities • Physical fitness equipment • Team building facilities • Clearances and requirements • Security • Medical • Visa Processes • Travel specifications • Training • Issuing equipment • Reintroduce members to the gear

18. Africa: Past, Current & Potential Activities • Increased deployment capacity • 2006: • 2 engagements • Darfur • Chad • 2010: • 7 engagements • Chad • Sudan • Somalia • Uganda • DRC • Liberia • CAR • CHAD: • Conflict Assessment • Field deployments to eastern Chad • Staffing support to Embassy N’djamena • SUDAN: • Whole-of-Government Planning • Darfur Field Deployments • Technical Assistance to Embassy & Consulate • Support to S/USSES contingency planning • SOMALIA (HORN): • 1207 programming (regional) • Interagency CRC deployments for Somalia SSR assessment • UGANDA: • ICAF • 1207 • LIBERIA: • Support to SSR Activities • 1207 programming • ICAF • DRC: • ICAF • 1207 assessments and programming • Interagency sectoral assessment deployments • Sectoral planning effort • SSR Liaison to MONUC • CAR: • Potential planning effort

19. Democratic Republic of Congo • Background • November 2008 Scoping Mission to Kinshasa and Goma • $11.9 M in 1207 funding in FY08 and FY09; FY10 1207 funding recipient • Interagency Conflict Assessment of DRC in 2008 • Current Initiative: Follow up to Secretary Clinton’s August 2009 trip to DRC • Assemble, Coordinate, Train, Fund and Deploy 5 USG Interagency Assessment Teams: • Economic Governance • Anticorruption • Sexual- and Gender-based Violence • Security Sector Reform (SSR) • Food Security and Agriculture • 33 individuals involved in field assessments; 12 CRC-A; 6 Federal Agencies • DS Support, Kinshasa Coordinator and DC-Based Reach-back Team • 2-person planning team to support MSRP integration effort • MONUC: 1 CRC-A Member embedded with MONUC to Liaise on SSR

20. Democratic Republic of Congo Background November 2008 Scoping Mission to Kinshasa and Goma $11.9 M in 1207 funding in FY08 and FY09; FY10 1207 funding recipient Interagency Conflict Assessment of DRC in 2008 Current Initiative: Follow up to Secretary Clinton’s August 2009 trip to DRC Assemble, Coordinate, Train, Fund and Deploy 5 USG Interagency Assessment Teams: Economic Governance Anticorruption Sexual- and Gender-based Violence Security Sector Reform (SSR) Food Security and Agriculture 33 individuals involved in field assessments; 12 CRC-A; 6 Federal Agencies DS Support, Kinshasa Coordinator and DC-Based Reach-back Team 2-person planning team to support MSRP integration effort MONUC: 1 CRC-A Member embedded with MONUC to Liaise on SSR

21. Concluding Remarks