The independent Commission on the National Guard and Reserves was charged by Congress to recommend any needed changes in law and policy to ensure that the Guard and Reserves are organized, trained, equipped, compensated, and supported to best meet the national security requirements of the United States. The Commission was established by the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005. On January 31, 2008, the Commission delivered its final report to Congress and the Secretary of Defense. That report contains six major conclusions and 95 recommendations, supported by 163 findings. It was informed by 17 days …
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The independent Commission on the National Guard and Reserves was charged by Congress to recommend any needed changes in law and policy to ensure that the Guard and Reserves are organized, trained, equipped, compensated, and supported to best meet the national security requirements of the United States. The Commission was established by the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005. On January 31, 2008, the Commission delivered its final report to Congress and the Secretary of Defense. That report contains six major conclusions and 95 recommendations, supported by 163 findings. It was informed by 17 days of public hearings, involving 115 witnesses; 52 Commission meetings; more than 850 interviews; and the detailed analysis of thousands of documents.
Transcript of Commission on National Guard and Reserves Hearing 2, March 9, 2006, ark:/67531/metadc2285410
Transcript of Commission on the National Guard and Reserves Hearing 1, March 8, 2006, ark:/67531/metadc2285409
Transforming the National Guard and Reserves into a 21st-Century Operational Force: Final Report, Executive Summary, ark:/67531/metadc2285411
Transforming the National Guard and Reserves into a 21st-Century Operational Force Final Report to Congress and the Secretary of Defense, ark:/67531/metadc1438941
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Report from the Commission on the National Guard and Reserves to the Committee on Armed Services explaining the state of their work after 90 days. Topics discussed in this report include the commission's plans, their findings to date, major policy questions to consider, and what they intend to do moving forward.
Report analyzing the perceived shortcomings of the Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina's findings. The report comments on the views of the majority, and then criticizes the failures of the Select Committee to examine White House actions and assign accountability. It also examines the failure of leadership at the Department of Homeland Security. The report concludes with the notion that an independent committee should be created to examine the response to Hurricane Katrina.
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Additional Views of Rep. Charlie Melancon and Rep. William J. Jefferson, ark:/67531/metadc2285416
This report summarizes the history of the National Guard and Reserves, chronicling their involvement in every conflict from colonial America and the American Revolution to Operation Desert Storm.
A list of facts relevant to the work of the Commission on the National Guard and Reserves, including key issues requiring review, legislative questions, biographies of all the commissioners, a timetable of activities, and key background events.
Report analyzing the federal response to Hurricane Katrina, from preparedness efforts before the hurricane's landfall through the major crisis and flooding in Louisiana. The report focuses on the lessons that can be learned from this disaster to improve hurricane preparedness in the future.
Commission on the National Guard and Reserves (CNGR).Commission on the National Guard and Reserves,
website,
2008;
[Washington, D.C.].
(https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc26011/:
accessed October 17, 2026),
University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu;
crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.