Nearly 200 years ago Meriwether Lewis and William Clark embarked on a journey of exploration and discovery into the vastness of the nation’s new territory acquired by the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. The notes, observations and reports of their findings and discoveries along their route provided the most reliable description of the geography…
Archive for April, 2011
Simons Center First Anniversary Report
Tuesday, April 19th, 2011IAE 11-01 Converging on Whole-of-Government Design
Wednesday, April 13th, 2011by Rick Swain
This paper argues that USAID and military problem-solving approaches are converging, and broadly understood techniques of design offer the best synthesis for achieving unity of effort in whole-of-government operations.
IAP 4 (April 2011) Inception, Challenges, and Impact on S/CRS
Wednesday, April 13th, 2011by Major Jay Liddick and Dr. David A. Anderson
Like the post-9/11 Bush administration, the Obama administration must confront numerous security threats to U.S. national interests at home and abroad. The Obama administration, however, has the added challenge of a severe domestic economic recession. Amidst the economic quandary, President Obama and Congress must prudently go about the arduous task of determining how to best utilize U.S. resources to mitigate national security threats in a domestic environment demanding fiscal discipline.
Announcing ‘call for papers’ for 2011 CGSC Faculty Interagency Writing Competition
Monday, April 4th, 2011FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (March 29, 2011) The CGSC Foundation’s Col. Arthur D. Simons Center for the Study of Interagency Cooperation is conducting its second annual CGSC Faculty Interagency Writing Competition. The deadline for the précis for papers in this year’s competition is April 15. The deadline for submitting completed papers deadline is Sept. 1.



