Appendix B
Department of State. The planning framework principles describe the key principles, decision points, and processes used when triggering whole of government planning for reconstruction and stabilization operations. It details the types of reconstruction and stabilization planning: specific steps in the planning process and the method of incorporating monitoring and evaluation into planning. The planning framework principles reflect the collective lessons learned gained from four years of planning efforts and exercises. B-20. To translate these principles into a comprehensive guide for planners, a supporting planning framework practitioner’s guide is under development. When complete, this guide will be subject to approval by the reconstruction and stabilization policy coordinating committee. The processes described in the planning framework principles and detailed in the draft guide will be used to complete contingency planning for a specified country beginning in October 2008. S/CRS will facilitate the country selection process for this effort.
CIVILIAN RESPONSE CORPS B-21. The Civilian Response Corps (CRC) represents the USG civilian rapid response capability that enables the management and conduct of reconstruction and stabilization operations. The CRC consists of active, standby, and reserve components. B-22. The CRC active component consists of Federal employees in the Department of State and throughout various civilian agencies. They work full time to support reconstruction and stabilization activities. This includes training and preparing to deploy immediately to a crisis location. Seventy-five percent of the active component is deployable at any given time for up to six months. B-23. The CRC standby component consists of existing USG employees with a wide range of skill sets and expertise. Members of the standby component have full-time jobs with responsibilities that extend beyond reconstruction and stabilization. They are available for training and subsequent deployments of up to six months on 30 to 45 days notice. This component increases the number of skilled personnel available to meet specific mission requirements. B-24. The CRC reserve component represents the third tier of rapid civilian responders in the USG. The reserve component can work reconstruction and stabilization projects for the Departments of State and Justice, USAID, and other government agencies. When deployed, members of the reserve component provide management capacity to the embassy and technical assistance to the host-nation government. Using the reserve component offers two advantages over relying solely on contractors for additional response: faster response and greater accountability. B-25. The reserve component provides immediate expertise in the field on a short-term basis. When activated, the reserve component would consist of U.S. citizens from outside Federal agencies.
TRAINING B-26. To support NSPD-44 implementation, S/CRS established an interagency training working group to unite representatives from the Departments of State, Defense, Justice, Commerce, Treasury, Agriculture, Health and Human Services, and Homeland Security; USAID; and the U.S. Institute of Peace. This working group fosters collaboration among agencies. Together, these agencies develop individual and collective training to prepare personnel and organizations for reconstruction and stabilization operations. The training working group builds upon and leverages existing resources to connect multiple interagency training programs, including exercises. B-27. S/CRS coordinates training in reconstruction and stabilization with the Department of State’s Foreign Service Institute. It also offers courses in conflict transformation for USG personnel from the Department of State and other government agencies. S/CRS assists in designing courses for personnel deploying to provincial reconstruction teams. (See appendix F.) S/CRS also assists in developing courses for Joint Knowledge Online to promote interagency understanding. B-28. CRC active and standby component personnel attend S/CRS courses. They attend additional training available through the military, other civilian agencies, international counterparts, and outside organizations.
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