Domestic Military Installation Force Protection: Setting the Conditions for Success   [open pdf - 465KB]

Four major issues have deeply affected the DoD's leadership thinking regarding force protection activities within the United States - a lack of funding; consensus view of a low-threat environment; the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878; and, the control and oversight of all U.S. intelligence activities involving U.S. persons. This paper considers how to best resource force protection activities at domestic military installations.