At the direction of President Joe Biden, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin ordered a 90-Day Independent Review Commission (IRC) on Sexual Assault in the Military (IRC-SAM) to conduct an impartial assessment of the military’s response to sexual assault and sexual harassment. The IRC-SAM made recommendations across four lines of effort: accountability, prevention, climate and culture, and victim care and support.
Sexual Assault Accountability and Investigation Task Force Report, May 2019
On March 27, 2019, Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan released a memorandum to the Military Services establishing the Sexual Assault Accountability and Investigation Task Force (SAAITF). The SAAITF was tasked with identifying, evaluating, and recommending immediate and significant actions to improve the accountability process, specific to the investigation and disposition of cases in which members of the Armed Forces are either victims or offenders of sexual assault, while ensuring due process for both.
Defense Advisory Committee for the Prevention of Sexual Misconduct
For reports, studies, and meeting materials from the DAC-PSM, please visit www.dhra.mil/dac-psm.
- Response Systems to Adult Sexual Assault Crimes Panel - Final Report, June 2014
- Response Systems to Adult Sexual Assault Crimes Panel - Final Report Annex, June, 2014
- White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault, "Not Alone" Report, April 2014
- White House Council on Women and Girls, "Rape and Sexual Assault: A Renewed Call to Action," January 2014
- Response Systems to Adult Sexual Assault Crimes Panel, Review of Allied Military Justice Systems and Reporting Trends of Sexual Assault, November 2013
- DoD Response to the DTF-SAMS Report, May 2010
- Annex to the Report of the Defense Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military Services (DTF-SAMS), December 2009
- Task Force Report on Sexual Assault in the Military Services, December 2009
- Report of the Defense Task Force on Sexual Harassment & Violence at the Military Service Academies, June 2005
- Signed Letter to Chairman Warner, September 2005
- Task Force Report on Care for Victims of Sexual Assault, April 2004