DRMI Newsletter Issue 34 www.nps.edu/DRMI January 2011

DRMI Program Mission Issue 34 Highlights

The goal of DRMI’s programs is to enhance the effective allocation and C.J.’s Corner 2 use of scarce resources in modern defense organizations by developing participants’ analytical decision-making skills. DRMI faculty teach key Resident Programs 2 concepts in management, economics and quantitative reasoning. In addi- Mobile Programs 3 tion, the DRMI curriculum uses real-world cases in contexts that include contemporary issues. Research & Publications 4 Faculty & Staff News 4 Send Us Your News! Recent DRMI Graduates 6 Get promoted? Change jobs? We want to hear from you! Stay connected Future Course Dates 7 with DRMI by sending us your news and making sure we have your cur- rent e-mail address. When a new newsletter becomes available, we’ll send Facebook 7 you an email with a newsletter link so you can keep in touch with your classmates and stay informed as to the latest with DRMI. Send your news Additional Articles 7 to [email protected].

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Resident Programs

DRMI announces new resident course hearing briefings from a member of the Na- DRMI will soon offer a new resident course tional Security Staff of the White House and on performance management and bud- the Institute for Defense Analysis, to visiting Dr. C.J. LaCivita geting. The one-week course begins with the memorials and being serenaded by Pres- Executive Director, planning-to-budgeting and government ac- ident Washington’s adopted granddaughter DRMI counting systems and different types of and (a character actor) at Mount Vernon, the uses for budgets. It provides a foundation class was immersed in United States culture for performance management and budget- with the intent of preparing and presenting C.J.’s Corner ing by developing top-level goals and objec- their field studies presentations upon their Comments from the Director tives, examining indicators of performance return. The presentations addressed climate and performance hierarchies, and showing change, immigration, media, a portrayal We at DRMI strive to provide current and how indicators can be used in budgeting of American life and food security. A trip relevant education and to do this, we use systems. The DRMI faculty will present real this successful would not have been pos- a number of methods. For one, course world and teaching examples of measures sible without Charlie Orsburn, Field Studies participants complete an end-of-course of efficiency and effectiveness, and how Program Manager, Senior Lecturer Larry questionnaire that specifically solicits those measures impact budget decisions and Vaughan, Professor James Morris and As- input on the relevancy and currency of implementation. The first course will take sistant Professor Jay Simon. course content. All faculty read these place 4-8 April 2011 and is open to US and questionnaires, and the evaluations are a international participants. International Defense Management Course primary input into our curricula reviews. (IDMC) Graduates Beyond course evaluations, we use a For more details please contact DRMI: variety of means to stay up to date. DRMI [email protected]. IDMC 10-2 graduated on 10 December, faculty are Naval Postgraduate School concluding a most successful eleven weeks faculty required to conduct research that DRMI Conducts Budget Preparation, in Monterey. The international participants supports our curricula. They also attend Execution and Accountability (BPEA) Course and DRMI were pleased to have 19 (For- conferences that help them remain cur- eign Area Officers – Cultural Ambassadors rent in their fields. As a result, they are DRMI conducted an eight-day BPEA course Program (FAO-CAP)) volunteers attend continuously bringing new material and from September 20-29. The course provided the graduation. The 38 participants from issues to our courses. Faculty also meet principles and concepts for preparing and 24 countries are now home and have the with various officials and visit the Penta- executing defense budgets. The 12 partici- opportunity to apply resources management gon to stay abreast of current issues. pants in the course came from five different concepts and ideas they learned during the nations: Colombia, Israel, Lebanon, Liberia course. The IDMC marks the end of the A result of these efforts is that we have and the United States. Through lectures, most extensive six-month resident schedule introduced a number of new course discussions, exercises and case studies the in the Institute’s more than 45 years of op- offerings over the last five years. Typically, participants worked through the process of eration. Next year promises to have more of these courses take a portion of our translating top-level guidance and integrat- the same with the addition of a new resident resident resources management courses ing it at lower organizational levels to create course on performance management and and examine them in more depth. For a defensible budget, implement funds con- budgeting in April. For now the Institute example, our two-week Multi-Criteria trol and establish performance management will start its normal end-of-year curricu- Decision Making Course is an in-depth in the resource allocation process. lum review in order to be ready for the first treatment of the cost-effectiveness resident DRMC in January. n material contained in Defense Resources International Defense Management Management, International Defense Course (IDMC) Participants Travel Management and Senior international to Washington, DC Defense Management courses. In response to input from former and It’s not easy putting together a week- potential course participants, our long, intensive trip to Washington newest offering is a one-week course on DC for 38 DRMI participants from performance management and budgeting 24 different countries. However, this (course content described right). trip seemed to come together almost effortlessly, and on November 2, the We at DRMI wish you a prosperous new participants of IDMC 10-2 found year and hope to see you in Monterey for themselves airborne and heading to one of our courses soon. n DC. From touring Capitol Hill and IDMC Participants, Washington D.C.

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Mobile Programs

DRMI offers workshop in Kazakhstan Seifert offered the course to 29 participants DRMI offers second 2010 workshop Associate Professors representing the South African DoD, Army, in Kyrgyzstan Diana Angelis and Air Force, Military Health Service and Navy. Anke Richter visited the Plans were discussed for another course Senior Lecturer Allan National Defense Uni- next spring and for two South African Polley and Lecturer versity in Schuchinsk, National Defense Forces participants to Mark Hladky traveled Kazakhstan to pres- attend DRMI’s 2011 SIDMC. However, the to Bishkek to deliver ent a workshop on current US human rights vetting policy (the a four day strategic bud- Multi-Criteria Decision so-called “Leahy” Policy), has been a source geting workshop 15-18 Making Sep 20-23. Dr. of irritation for the South African National November. The focus Diana Angelis Angelis and Dr. Richter Defense Force and jeopardizes continued was on making trade- introduced participants from the Ministry South African participation. Granting South offs among competing Mark Hladky of Defense to concepts and techniques for “fast track” status in acknowledgment goals and used the choosing among alternatives when there are of their creation of Truth and Reconciliation Kyrgyz military’s five modernization priori- multiple stakeholders and multiple objec- Commissions after apartheid ended might ties as the context. Seven officers attended tives. The participants explored issues asso- go a long way to smoothing the relationship. representing the Ministry of Defense, four ciated with such problems through a hands- represented the Border Services and one on case study illustrating ideas presented in DRMI continues work in Tajikistan represented the Interior Forces. This work- the workshop. The Kazakhstan workshops LTC Mike Nixon and shop was the fourth in a series of related are part of DRMI’s on-going efforts in Cen- Senior Lecturer Al Pol- workshops DRMI has conducted in Kyrgyz- tral Asia and complement similar efforts in ley traveled to Dushan- stan. DRMI plans to continue offering two Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. be, Tajikistan to deliver workshops per year through FY12. a four day workshop DRMI renews efforts in South Africa from 26-29 October on DRMI returns to Macedonia After a seven year the concepts of strategic After more than six hiatus due to US sanc- budgeting. Six Tajik of- LtCol Mike Nixon years since the first tions related to South ficers from the Ministry Mobile International Africa’s membership of Defense and the Committee for Emer- Defense Management in the International gency Situations attended. DRMI conducted Course in Macedonia, Criminal Court, DRMI this workshop, the third in a series of related DRMI returned 6-10 conducted its fifth workshops in Tajikistan, under OSD-Policy’s December to deliver mobile course in South Defense Institution Building-Warsaw Initia- an intense one-week Africa 20-23 September. tive Fund (DIB-WIF) program. DRMI plans course on strategic Al Polley Senior Lecturers Al to continue with two workshops per year programming and Natalie Webb Polley and Don Bonsper, Associate Profes- through FY12. budgeting. Twenty-two participants from a sor Jonathan Lipow and LCDR Anthony variety of organizations within the Minis- try of Defense attended the course taught by Professor CJ LaCivita and Associate Professors Anke Richter and Natalie Webb (coordinator). DRMI faculty focused on building a system to better connect defense goals and objectives with available defense resources. At the request of Macedonian of- ficials, faculty placed particular emphasis on the importance of programming, which is the key component to make the connection. The course was held in the resort area of Ohrid, which proved to be a perfect setting in terms of facilities and separation from offices in Skopje. DRMI expects to continue the renewed relationship with Macedonia both with mobile courses and participants in resident courses in Monterey. DRMI Students in South Africa

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Mobile Programs (cont.) Research and Publications

Iraq Senior Security Management Course Robert McNab and Karen Guttieri win TX, held from 7-10 November. Her talk was Lecturers Luis Morales and Mark Hladky research award entitled, “Recommendations for increas- conducted an integrated Iraqi Senior ing the use of resource allocation models in Security Management The United States Army public health.” Course in Istanbul, Civil Affairs and Psy- Turkey from 5-16 Dec chological Operations Jay Simon presents at the INFORMS 2010. Forty-one partici- Command (Airborne) Annual Meeting pants, including 28 gen- awarded Associate pro- eral officers, attended, fessor. Robert McNab Assistant Professor Jay representing three Iraqi and Dr. Karen Guttieri Simon attended the security ministries. $700,000 to conduct INFORMS Annual The DRMI portion of reimbursable research Meeting in November Luis Morales Bob McNab the course consisted of and education in the 2010. His paper titled, eight days of instruction focused on provid- area of stabilization and reconstruction for “Decision making with ing a framework and executive “toolkit” for the 2011 fiscal year. prostate cancer: A mul- senior leaders to integrate ministerial plan- tiple-objective model ning and resource allocation processes. The Anke Richter presents to San Francisco with uncertainty” was a Jay Simon instruction was conducted as a workshop State University and at the INFORMS finalist for the Pierskal- with lectures followed by exercises and case Annual Meeting la Award given by the Health Applications studies that allowed the participants to apply Section. He also presented ongoing work the concepts learned. Some topics covered Associate Professor titled, “Modeling reference-dependence included Linking Strategic Plans to Budgets, Anke Richter pre- with uncertainty” in the Decision Analysis Conducting a SWOT (Strengths, Weak- sented a talk entitled track. n nesses, Opportunities and Threats) Analysis; “Conducting health Identifying Strategic Issues, Capabilities- economic assessments Based Planning, and Cost Effectiveness in cardiovascular Faculty and Staff News Analysis. The three days of Iraqi MoI-led disease” to the Decision instruction focused on the methodology Sciences department Diana Angelis teaches in Systems Engineering and procedures that MoI will implement in at San Francisco State Anke Richter Associate Professor Diana Angelis taught 2011 for the Ministry’s 2012 planning and University on Friday, SE3100, Introduction to Systems Engineer- budget submission cycle. The participants Nov 5, 2010. Just two days later, Dr. Richter ing, during the fall 2011 quarter. Dr. Angelis worked diligently, asked many questions, presented at the Institute for Operations has a joint appointment with the Systems and overall seemed extremely pleased with Research and Management Sciences (IN- Engineering department and is a member the course. n FORMS) Annual Meeting in Austin, of the team developing and teaching this course as part of a DoD research project. The course introduces the concepts and principles used by systems engineers and challenges students to develop their criti- cal thinking skills and approach problems in a holistic manner. There are 50 students enrolled in the course. Jonathan Lipow teaches international economics

During the summer quarter, Associate Pro- fessor Jonathan Lipow taught a course in inter- national economics to students in NPS’ Na- tional Security Depart- ment. Students from all Kyrgyz participants play TEMPO, November 2010 Jon Lipow branches of the

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Faculty and Staff News (cont.)

US military, as well as officers from Saudi of International Military Students (IMS) forward to helping contribute to the quality Arabia and Moldova, participated in the receiving training at US Navy schools and and impact of both the journal and the field. course. The course focused on the applica- operational commands. It is a forum used tion of economic ideas to problem solving to discuss problems encountered in the Kent Wall assists Argentine MoD with risk in various areas of public policy, including management of IMS, share ideas, and obtain assessment system immigration policy, environmental policy, information of the latest security coopera- economic development, and counter- tion training policies and procedures. Upon completion of insurgency. DRMI’s latest mobile Anke Richter serves as National Science course in Argentina, Robert McNab supports OSD-Policy and Foundation reviewer Professor Kent Wall was serves academic communities asked to stay an extra Associate Professor Anke Richter served as week, 20-23 September, Associate Professor Robert McNab trav- a reviewer for the National Science Foun- to present a series of eled to Amman, Jordan in December, 2010 dation (NSF) in October in Washington, lectures on the quanti- in support of the Office of the Secretary of DC. She was part of the National Science tative definition of risk Kent Wall Defense - Policy bilateral discussions with Foundation Peer Review Panel to evaluate and to participate in the Jordanian Armed Forces. Dr. McNab CAREER proposals submitted to the Service discussions concerning the development of discussed the assessment of capabilities and Enterprise Systems program. CAREER a risk assessment system to be used in stra- the linkages between policies, plans, capa- awards are for outstanding faculty early in tegic planning. Professor Wall delivered four bilities, programs, and budgets. In addition, their academic careers, and require senior formal lectures at the Ministry of Defense Dr. McNab was the second reader on David experts for proposal review. As noted in Headquarters on 20-21 September. On 22 Ehrlich’s thesis “Americans’ access to space: the NSF description, “The Faculty Early September, he presented a risk assessment Assuring future affordability.” Mr. Ehrlich’s Career Development (CAREER) Program workshop for the Strategic Planning Secre- thesis earned the National Security Affair’s is a Foundation-wide activity that offers the tariat housed in the National Geographical outstanding thesis award for the fall 2010 National Science Foundation’s most pres- Institute, and on 23 September, participated quarter. Dr. McNab also reviewed papers for tigious awards in support of junior faculty in detailed discussions concerning imple- Public Budgeting and Finance and Publius. who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars mentation of the ideas contained in the through outstanding research, excellent previous day’s workshop. The entire effort Robert McNab teaches two courses education and the integration of education was an unqualified success. Dr. McNab taught GP 3300, Introduction and research within the context of the mis- to Analytic Methods, for the Global Public sion of their organizations. Such activities Natalie Webb attends conference and serves Policy Academic Group’s graduate certificate should build a firm foundation for a lifetime nonprofit academic community in Security, Stabilization, and Development of leadership in integrating education and in Complex Operations. He also taught research.” Associate Professor Natalie Webb pre- NS 3042, Economics of Insurgencies and sented a paper at the annual Association for Stability Operations, as part of the Stabiliza- Anke Richter offers lectures in Nice, France Research on Nonprofit Organizations and tion and Reconstruction curriculum in the Associate Professor Anke Richter was a Voluntary Action conference held 17-20 No- National Security Affairs Department. guest lecturer in the course, Seminar in vember in Alexandria, VA. The paper, titled, Project Management, offered by the San “What the military knows about NGOs,” is Kathi Noyes and Mary Cabanilla Francisco State-University of Nice MBA coauthored with Professor Rikki Abzug of attend conference Program. Dr. Richter taught the Project Ramapo College, and Associate Professor Management in Government module. This Anke Richter. Dr. Webb also attended the Administrative Officer seminar is an international, cohort based board meeting for Nonprofit Management Kathi Noyes and As- program taught in Nice, France in the fall and Leadership (NML), at the same confer- sistant Administrative and in San Francisco in the spring. Approxi- ence. This fall she also reviewed manuscripts Officer Mary Cabanilla mately half of the 15 students come from for NML and for Nonprofit and Voluntary attended the Interna- the United States and the others come from Sector Quarterly. n tional Military Student around the world, typically European and Officer (IMSO) Con- Asian countries. ference in Pensacola Beach, FL from 1-5 Nov Jay Simon joins editorial board Kathi Noyes 2010. The conference Assistant Professor Jay Simon joined the is a working-level meeting for command editorial board of the INFORMS journal De- personnel involved with the administration cision Analysis on 1 January 2011, and looks

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Recent DRMI Graduates DRMI congratulates all the recent graduates!

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Future Course Dates Additional Articles

DRMC courses now open to GS-09 and DRMI graduate under consideration for above and officers of rank O-3 and above. Northern Presidency Tentative Resident Course Schedule For 2011 General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida have four children: two boys and two girls. was born on August 17, 1941. He is fondly Maryam Babangida died of ovarian cancer ■■ 10 Jan - 04 Feb 2011 referred to as IBB. Babangida was Nigeria’s on December 27, 2009. His annulment of Defense Resources Management military president between August 27, 1985 the June 12 presidential election believed to Course DRMC 11-1 and August 27, 1993. He emerged president be won by Chief M.K.O. Abiola, his friend, ■■ 7 Feb – 20 Apr 2011 following a coup against the administration became the defining issue for his eight year International Defense Management of General Muhammadu Buhari in which administration. But he is believed to have Course IDMC 11-1 he was serving as Chief of Staff. Babangida a wide network of contacts, both local and led Nigeria through a transition programme international, coupled with his experience as ■■ 4 Apr – 8 Apr 2011 that commenced in 1987 and ended with a former military president. NEW! Performance Management & the annulment of the June 12 presidential Budgeting PMB 11 election. The action led to a long-drawn Excerpt from Olawale Olaleye, ■■ 25 Apr – 19 May 2011 political crisis that threatened the unity of BBC Monitoring America, Defense Resources Management the country. November 21, 2010. Course DRMC 11-2 A native of Gwari ethnic group, Babangida *Added by DRMI ■■ 23 May – 27 May 2011 was born in Minna, . He joined Streamlining Government SGOV 11 the Nigerian Army on December 10, 1962 ■■ 23 May – 17 Jun 2011 and served in an administrative capacity A Small World Defense Resources Management under the military government of General Course DRMC 11-3 Olusegun Obasanjo. He was involved in Navy Chaplain Captain Dan Deaton at- the Nigerian coup of 1976, when he was to tended DRMC 05-3. He had been the ■■ 27 Jun – 22 Jul 2011 sent to lead a loyal troop to ‘liberate’ a radio chaplain with Second Battalion, 9th Marines 41st Senior Defense Management station from where one of the coup plotters, earlier in his career, which is the same unit Course SIDMC 11 Col. Ukar Dimka who was his close friend Senior Lecturer Don Bonsper served with in was broadcasting the coup announcement. Vietnam. Dan is now the Deputy Joint Staff Babangida was to prevent Dimka from Chaplain and accompanied the Chairman, Facebook making further announcements over the JCS to Afghanistan in mid December where air waves. Although he did prevent further he visited the current version of the Second Would you be my friend? broadcasts, Col Dimka also managed to Battalion. Facebook is a free social networking escape. website offering a method for “friends” Don Bonsper to exchange electronic messages and He studied at the India Military School in digital photos. Facebook is user-friendly 1964 and attended the Royal Armoured and it is easy to create an account. To Centre from January 1966 to April 1966. find DRMI on Facebook, search for He was also at the Advanced Armoured “DRMI Courses” and click on the but- Officers’ course at Armoured school from ton. It would be extremely helpful if past August 1972 to June 1973. He left there to participants would include a message attend the senior officers’ course, Armed indicating when they attended DRMI Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji when sending the friend request. At the from January 1977 to July 1977, and later last count, DRMI had over 200 friends; attended the Senior International Defence will you be our next? n Management Course, Naval Postgraduate school, United States in 1980.*

Babangida’s first marriage under Islamic law has never been publicised. He was, how- ever, married to Maryam, (now late) who in turn, became Nigeria’s First Lady during the period Babangida was president. They

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