Accounting for Missing Persons from Past Conflicts: Assessing the Department of Defense Mission

While the Department of Defense (DOD) has made some progress in promoting communication among the several organisations responsible for accounting for missing persons – known collectively as the accounting community – DOD’s capability and capacity to accomplish its missing persons accounting mission is being undermined by longstanding leadership weaknesses and a fragmented organisational structure. This book assesses DOD’s capability and capacity to accomplish its missing persons accounting mission.