2. National Personnel Recovery Architecture Study Final Report Briefing Institute for Defense Analyses World Wide Personnel Recovery Conference 31 August 2004
3. Congressional tasking for the NPRA Study “… conduct a government wide interagency needs assessment in order to define the components of a fully integrated national personnel recovery architecture. The assessment should include a consideration of service personnel, civilians and contract personnel , and examine the possible consolidation of training programs. The study should recommend a coordinated national goal for personnel recovery , roles and responsibilities of each department, agency or office…DPMO lead”
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7. Proposed Definition of PR Personnel Recovery – is the sum of military, diplomatic, and civil efforts to prepare and execute the recovery of U.S. military, government civilians, and government contractors , who become isolated from friendly control while participating in U.S. sponsored activities abroad, and of other persons as designated by the President. Expanded Scope with an Overseas Mission Focus
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18. NSPD Establishes an Interagency Definition for Personnel Recovery Personnel recovery is the sum of military, diplomatic, and civil efforts to prepare and execute the recovery of U.S. military, government civilians, and government contractors, who become isolated from friendly control while participating in U.S. sponsored activities abroad, and of other persons as designated by the President.
58. US Government Contractors in High Threat Areas Improving Contractor Survivability in Personnel Recovery
59. NPRA Study definition of Personnel Recovery covers US Government (USG) contractors: Personnel recovery is the sum of military, diplomatic, and civil efforts to prepare and execute the recovery of U.S. military, government civilians, and government contractors, who become isolated from friendly control while participating in U.S. sponsored activities abroad, and of other persons as designated by the President.
60. Some Background … GAO findings, June 2003 “ Guidance at the DOD, combatant command and service levels … varies widely … mechanism for managing contractors is inconsistent . Only the Army has developed substantial guidance and policies (FM 3-100.21). There is no standardization of necessary language for deployment of Contractors. This situation can …impede the local commander’s ability to provide force protection and support to contractor personnel .”