Emergency Management: A National Perspective. 3

Abstract

This monograph charts the evolution of the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the leadership of its third director, Julius W. Becton, Jr. The monograph reviews: (1) the Agency and the environment he inherited; (2) Becton, the man; (3) his policy goals; (4) his approach to implementation; (5) obstacles encountered; (6) his scan of the future for emergency management in the U.S.; (7) an assessment of the Becton administration at FEMA; and (8) conclusions relevant to Becton's impact on national policies for emergency management.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA225923

Entities

People

  • Keith F. Mulrooney

Organizations

  • Federal Emergency Management Agency

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter WMD
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil Defense
  • Congress
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Disasters
  • Education
  • Emergency Response
  • Federal Budgets
  • Governments
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Law
  • Local Governments
  • Minority Groups
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Public Administration
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Systems Analysis and Design