Management Analysis of Civil-Military Construction in Iraq and Afghanistan

摘要

Top military leadership has identified problems with the timeliness and effectiveness of DoD contingency construction support in Iraq and Afghanistan. This paper provides justification on how and why the system is inefficient and analyzes the current process map from a multitude of perspectives. Interviews were conducted with personnel that experienced the construction process within the Iraq and Afghanistan Theater of operation. These personnel included Commanders, Engineers, Lawyers, Acquisition Attorneys, Staff Officers and Program Managers. The analysis shows that Contingency Construction Authority (CCA) is technically meeting its intent for projects programmed through CCA, but not for large-scale infrastructure that have circumvented the CCA process. Additionally, the CCA process is not meeting the expectation of the war fighters. Furthermore, because it is not meeting the war fighter's expectation the system is being manipulated in order to, 'accomplish the mission' which is creating unintended adverse consequences with regard to cost, health, safety, force protection, Anti-Deficiency Act violations, mission support and safety. This research clarifies the contingency construction process and provides a foundation for future research to address the problem.