Draft Staff Study

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Draft Staff Study

• Purpose - analyze the structure and working
  relationships of various Department of Defense
  Councils, Policy Groups, Committees, and Working
  groups in an attempt to place the Joint
  Environmental Surveillance Working Group (JESWG)
  under the most favorable position for proponent
  support and reporting hierarchy.

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The Problem

• Should the JESWG remain under ASD-HA as a
  functional working group of the JPMPG?
• Should the JESWG become a policy group parallel
  in function and hierarchy to the JPMPG?
• Is the JESWG limited to the DOEHS functions
  currently assigned or is the scope of its mission
  broader?

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The Problem Continued

• Should the JESWG be chartered under a different
  level of the ASD or Deputy Under Secretary of
  Defense (DUSD) structure, a different section of
  the ASD/DUSD structure such as Environmental
  Security, or Safety and Occupational Health, or
  other organizations outside of the ASD/DUSD
  structure?

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Assumptions

• The JESWG is performing functions that expand
  beyond its JPMPG Charter.
• The JESWG needs higher visibility for DOEHS
  policy recommendations due to the split
  proponency of occupational and environmental
  health surveillance.
• Due to the differences in function and procedure
  of the Secretariats versus Joint Staffs, the
  JESWG must provide both Multi-Service and Joint
  Operations guidance concerning DOEHS policy.

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Assumptions Continued

• The DOEHS responsibilities of the JESWG impact
  total Services functions rather than just Medical
  Readiness (e.g., Commanders Operational Risk
  Management Assessment).
• The policies recommended by the JESWG may impact
  Army, Multi-Service, and Joint Operations
  functions other than medical.
• Given the linkages between occupational and
  environmental health surveillance, and nuclear,
  biological, and chemical (NBC) issues, the JESWG
  has difficulty impacting Toxic Industrial
  Chemical (TIC) policy.

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Facts Bearing On The Problem

• The JESWG must remain closely linked to medical
  readiness and the medical policy community.
• The JESWG must be aligned with a level of the
  Department of Defense (DoD) structure that can
  promote rapid policy development and
  implementation.

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Facts Continued

• The JESWG must be allowed to re-charter with
  expansion of its DOEHS mission to incorporate
  Multi-Service, Joint Operations OEHS
  considerations in concert with DTLOMP principles.
• The JESWG must incorporate appropriate risk
  assessment and prioritization of TICs and
  Chemicals of Military Concern (CMCs) in policy
  recommendations.

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Current Relationships
DUSD(IE) member of PSHPC DOHP EA member of
PSHPC Ergo WG IHWG coordinate with IOIPC JESWG
coordinates with SOHC WGs
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Discussion of Options

• No change. The JESWG remains chartered as a
  working group under the JPMPG.
• The JESWG is chartered as a policy group
  equivalent to the JPMPG and remains under ASD-HA
  with no particular council or committee
  affiliations.
• The JESWG is chartered as a policy group
  equivalent to the JPMPG and is linked to the
  PSHPC Council in the same manner as the JPMPG.

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Options Continued

• The JESWG is chartered as a policy group and is
  linked to the Safety and Occupational Health
  Committee under DUSD (IE).
• The JESWG is chartered as a policy group and is
  linked to the Environment, Safety, and
  Occupational Health Policy Board (ESOHPB) under
  the guidance of the under Secretary of Defense
  for Acquisition and Technology (USD-AT).
• The JESWG is chartered as a working group under
  the Military and Veterans Health Coordinating
  Board (MVHCB).

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Example Analysis

• The JESWG is chartered as a policy group
  equivalent to the JPMPG and is linked to the
  PSHPC Council in the same manner as the JPMPG.
  This option meets all the prioritized facts. The
  PSHPC council coordinates with and contains
  representation from the entire relevant
  Secretariat, Multi-Service, Environmental,
  Safety, and Health offices within DoD. The PSHPC
  charter will require minor revision to include
  the JESWG as a PSHPC committee (task force/work
  group) element. Further revision of the PSHPC
  charter should include increased emphasis on
  deployment responsibilities in prevention, safety
  and health promotion. This option is a preferred
  recommendation.

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Conclusion and Recommendations

• Conclusion to be determined by JESWG
• Recommendations developed based on conclusion.