The National Security Council: An Organizational Assessment

Abstract

The National Security Council (NSC) was established by statute in 1947 to create an interdepartmental body to advise the President with respect to the integration of domestic, foreign, and military policies relating to the national security so as to enable the military services and the other departments and agencies of the Government to cooperate more effectively in matters involving the national security. Currently, statutory members of the Council are the President, Vice President, the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of Defense; but, at the President's request, other senior officials participate in NSC deliberations. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Director of National Intelligence are statutory advisers. In 2007 the Secretary of Energy was added to the NSC membership.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 06, 2009
Accession Number
ADA494866

Entities

People

  • Richard A.. Best Jr.

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Congress
  • Data Storage Systems
  • Department Of State
  • Foreign Policy
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • Intelligence Community (United States)
  • Law
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Navy
  • Political Science
  • Political Systems
  • Public Administration
  • Public Policy
  • Security
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • International Relations and European Studies
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.