Author

Carlo Wei

Date of Award

3-2-2015

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Public Administration (MPA)

Abstract

The United States (US) active duty (AC) Army is undergoing a massive sequestration due to the 2011 Budget Control Act. The US Army Reserve (USAR) component has taken minimal cuts since 2011 due to its efficiency, but faces a 1 billion dollar budget cut in fiscal year 2015 and beyond. USAR organizations face cuts to full time staff and funding in fiscal year 2015. According to Chief of Staff General Odierno, the sequestration on the U.S. Army has cut the force from wartime high of 570,000 active-duty soldiers 490,000 by the end of 2015. If sequestration goes into effect in 2016, the Army may have to reduce the force to 420,000 soldiers and 10,000 soldiers in the Army Reserve” (Odierno, 2015). The budget cuts have a huge negative impact on personnel, training and equipment. A review of relevant literature discusses the importance for an organization to have a shared vision, different types of leadership styles and utilization of performance evaluations. These are factors that may mitigate the personnel, and budget cuts challenges arising from the 2011 Budget Control Act. Data is collected from USAR battalion staff and leadership to assess the relevance and importance leadership characteristics, shared vision, increased use of technology and performance management to grow in sequestration.

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