Guarding America's Sky: Effective Use of Interagency

Abstract

Several federal agencies have worked together on and since September 11, 2001 in ways not seen prior to the attacks against the United States on that date. The changes and enhancements to the defense of the airspace over the United States has been a particularly successful case study for interagency cooperation. There are lessons learned in this arena that should be applied to the greater expanse of homeland security. The federal government has taken initial steps to improve the security of the infrastructure and people of the United States since September 11, 2001. Forming the Office of Homeland Security was a great first step. But there is more to be done to efficiently use interagency for protection across the skies and on the land and seas of the U.S. This paper examines some actions for the leaders of the nation with a key recommendation to enable effective interagency cooperation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 09, 2002
Accession Number
ADA404561

Entities

People

  • Larry R. Kauffman

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air National Guard
  • Airborne Warning And Control System
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Homeland Defense
  • Homeland Security
  • Interagency Coordination
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Tanker Aircraft
  • Teamwork
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies

Technology Areas

  • Space