Coordination and Cooperation: Evaluating Whole-of-Government Response

Abstract

During national crises, disasters, or international humanitarian incidents, DHS develops and implements response plans that coordinate the strengths of each component agency. Doing so requires agencies to develop and implement a command-and-control structure that maximizes combined strengths for a multi-agency response. This research investigates how DHS component agencies can combine capabilities to respond to situations requiring the whole of government (WoG). It identifies the challenges and benefits of response structures used for three WoG responses and finds that the existing structures in the WoG response cases presented structural barriers to collaboration and deployment of personnel, generating an inefficient response. This research recommends the creation of standardized processes that all responses share.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2023
Accession Number
AD1213649

Entities

People

  • Jason S. Strickland

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Applied Psychology
  • Command And Control
  • Commerce
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Department Of State
  • Disasters
  • Emergency Response
  • Employment
  • Geography
  • Government Procurement
  • Health Services
  • Homeland Security
  • Information Exchange
  • Interagency Coordination
  • Law
  • Law Enforcement Officers
  • National Governments
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Public Administration
  • United States

Readers

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  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control