Interagency Collaboration. Key Issues for Congressional Oversight of National Security Strategies, Organizations, Workforce, and Information Sharing

Abstract

While national security activities, which range from planning for an influenza pandemic to Iraq reconstruction, require collaboration among multiple agencies, the mechanisms used for such activities may not provide the means for interagency collaboration needed to meet modern national security challenges. To assist the 111th Congress and the new administration in developing their oversight and management agendas, this report, which was performed under the Comptroller General's authority, addresses actions needed to enhance interagency collaboration for national security activities: (1) the development and implementation of overarching, integrated strategies; (2) the creation of collaborative organizations; (3) the development of a well-trained workforce; and (4) the sharing and integration of national security information across agencies. This report is based largely on a body of GAO work issued since 2005.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA507045

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Congress
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Department Of State
  • Emergency Response
  • Foreign Aid
  • Government Procurement
  • Homeland Security
  • Interagency Coordination
  • Law
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Public Administration
  • United States Government
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Strategic Security Studies