Pentagon workshops

Pentagon Workshops

Pentagon workshops bring together select interagency groups of senior officials to discuss emerging issues. Typically drawing officials from the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), the joint staff, the Department of State, the National Security Council, and other relevant agencies, these workshops provide for "unofficial official" interagency exchange on problems requiring consensus both as to their definition and their resolution. Reports from these workshops are proprietary and are not available to the general public.

Following is a list of Pentagon workshops held since 2000.

Workshop on Opportunities and Challenges in U.S. Middle East Policy: Implications for U.S. Central Command Planning and Priorities
May 25, 2005, Washington, D.C. In support of U.S. Central Command.

Roundtable Dialogue with Allied Command Transformation
March 9, 2005. Headquarters, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (SACT). Preliminary to wider U.S.-NATO meeting in 2005-06.

Workshop on Increasing the Effectiveness of US Security Cooperation Efforts in the Caucasus
July 22, 2004, Washington, D.C. In support of U.S. European Command.

Workshop on Catastrophic Terrorist Threat to a Key Mediterranean Port as part of Exercise Diligent Defender (as part of Athens Olympics security planning)
June 16-17, 2004, Naples, Italy, Allied Forces Southern Region Headquarters. In support of U.S. European Command and Allied Forces Southern Region.

Workshop on Planning for and Responding to Bio-terror Threats to the U.S. Homeland: NORTHCOM’s Roles, Capabilities, and Requirements
March 30, 2004, Washington, D.C. In support of U.S. Northern Command and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency.

Workshop on the Changing Face of Deterrence for NATO: New Concepts, Capabilities, and Challenges
March 4, 2004, Washington, D.C. In support of U.S. Strategic Command, U.S. European Command, and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency.

Workshop on Options for Handling the Challenges Associated with Iran’s WMD Programs
June 25, 2003, Washington, D.C. In support of the National Security Council and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency.

Workshop on Stability, Deterrence, and the Future of the U.S.-ROK Alliance: Current Pressures and Emerging Priorities
January 29, 2003, Washington, D.C. In support of U.S. Pacific Command, U.S. Forces Korea, and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency.

SOCOM Strategic Vision Wargame
December 3-6, 2002, Norfolk, Virginia. In support of U.S. Special Operations Command, and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency.

Space and Information Operations in a Homeland Security Contingency
April 2, 2002. In support of U.S. Space Command and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency.

Workshop on The Strategic and Operational Implications of NATO Enlargement for the Southern Region
March 19, 2002, Naples, Italy. In support of Allied Forces Southern Region.

Homeland Security and Special Operations: Sorting Out Procedures, Capabilities, and Operational Issues
January 17, 2002. In support of U.S. Special Operations Command, U.S. Joint Forces Command, and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency.

Workshop on Developing a Framework for NATO Expansion
November 15, 2001, U.S. European Command Headquarters, Stuttgart, Germany. In support of U.S. European Command.

Workshop on Nuclear Weapons, Strategic Stability and Deterrence in Transition: Crafting a New Strategy for the New Era
June 6, 2001. In support of U.S. Strategic Command.

Workshop on Maximizing U.S. Special Operations Forces Concepts and Capabilities: The Interagency Process and Future Planning for Contingency in Central Command's Area of Operations
May 22, 2001. In support of U.S. Special Operations Command.

Workshop on U.S. Policy Objectives and Operational Challenges in U.S. Central Command's Area of Operations
April 17, 2001. I n support of U.S. Central Command.

Workshop on Military Responses to Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Contingencies: Potential Areas for Japan-ROK-U.S. Cooperation
September 14-15, 2000, Honolulu, Hawaii. In support of U.S. Pacific Command.

Workshop on Deterrence and Counterproliferation Planning for the Korean Peninsula: Options for Priorities in an Uncertain Future
July 11, 2000. Washington, D.C. In support of U.S. Forces Korea.

Conference on NATO and Biological Warfare: Improving Allied Preparedness and Defensive Capabilities
July 10-11, 2000, Budapest, Hungary. In support of the NATO Senior Defense Group on Proliferation (DGP), the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense, Strategy and Threat Reduction, Office of Counterproliferation Policy.

Director's Workshop on Arms Control & the New Security Agenda: Leveraging Capabilities & Improving Efficiency
May 17, 2000, Washington, D.C. In support of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency.

Exercise Eagle Resolve 2000: U.S.- Gulf Cooperation Council Conference on the Cooperative Defense Initiative and Consequence Management
May 6-9, 2000, Manama, Bahrain. In support of U.S. Central Command.

Workshop on Responding to Environmental Challenges on the Arabian Peninsula: A Demanding Mission for the Region’s Militaries
April 16-17, 2000. Muscat, Oman. In support of U.S. Central Command and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency.