INTERAGENCY BIBLIOGRAPHY
“I submit that the risk of not sharing [information] today is a lot greater than the risk of sharing.”
– GENERAL RICHARD MYERS, USAF, CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF, 2005
Interagency Bibliography The Simons Center’s interagency bibliography is part of the Center’s mission to foster and develop an interagency body of knowledge and to promote the research, study, and analysis of interagency issues. The bibliography contains over 1,200 entries regarding interagency issues, and includes reports from the Government Accountability Office and the Congressional Research Service, professional publications by subject matter experts, and academic research from both military and non-military institutions. The Simons Center’s interagency bibliography is organized by topic. Bibliography entries that involve more than one topic are grouped by the most relevant or prevailing topic. Users may follow the links below to navigate the bibliography, or they may use the website’s search engine located at the upper right of the page.
- Counterterrorism and Counterinsurgency: Information regarding counterterrorism, counterinsurgency, violent extremism, and counterproliferation
- Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement: Information regarding the FBI, CIA, DEA, and other law enforcement agencies, including information related to gangs, drugs, and counterfeiting
- Disaster Preparation and Response: Information regarding both natural and non-natural disasters and other emergencies, including information related to Hurricane Katrina and acts of terrorism
- Energy and Environmental Issues: Information regarding nuclear and other forms of energy, natural resources, climate change, pollution and other related issues
- Health and Safety Issues: Information regarding physical and mental health, public safety, and overall well-being
- Information, Intelligence, and Intelligence Sharing: Information regarding information and intelligence gathering and information and intelligence sharing
- Interagency Education and Training: Information regarding education, training, and career and professional development opportunities for diplomats, foreign service officers, military personnel, and all others involved in interagency-related operations
- Interagency History, Structures, and Authorities: Information regarding interagency history, concepts, policies, plans, reforms, and authorities
- Interagency Legislation: Legislation regarding interagency topics of interest
- Interagency Relationships, Networks, and Contracts: Information regarding interagency relationships, partnerships, networks, and contracts, as well as civil support and combatant commands
- Operations Other Than War: Information regarding stability and reconstruction, peacekeeping, nation building, mass atrocity and genocide prevention, agriculture and agribusiness projects, and transitions
- Security Issues: Information regarding homeland security, border security, maritime security, cybersecurity, and other threats to United States and global security
Inter-Agency Standing Committee. Operational Guidance for Coordinated Assessments in Humanitarian Crises Provisional Version as of February 2011. http://www.who.int/hac/network/interagency/news/ocha_operational_guidance_coordinated_assessments_v7.pdf (accessed 9 September 2011). This document provides guidance for assessing and responding to humanitarian crises.
... Read MoreInter-Agency Standing Committee. IASC Strategy: Meeting Humanitarian Challenges in Urban Areas. Geneva, Switzerland: Inter-Agency Standing Committee, 2010. http://www.who.int/hac/network/interagency/news/iasc_strategy_urban_areas.pdf (accessed 12 September 2011). The strategy is built around six key objectives: i) Improving multi-stakeholder partnerships; ii) Building technical surge capacity and urban expertise; iii) Developing and adapting tools to urban contexts; iv) Promoting the protection of […]
... Read MoreInter-Agency Standing Committee. IASC Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings: Checklist for Field Use. Geneva, Switzerland: Inter-Agency Standing Committee, 2008. http://www.who.int/hac/network/interagency/news/iasc_guidelines_mental_health_checklist.pdf (accessed 12 September 2011). The primary purpose of these guidelines is to enable humanitarian actors and communities to plan, establish and coordinate a set of minimum multi-sectoral responses to protect […]
... Read MoreInter-Agency Standing Committee. Humanitarian Action and Older Persons: An Essential Brief for Humanitarian Actors. Geneva, Switzerland: Inter-Agency Standing Committee, 2008. http://www.who.int/hac/network/interagency/iasc_advocacy_paper_older_people_en.pdf (accessed 12 September 2011). This document examines the impact of natural disasters and crises on older persons.
... Read MoreInter-Agency Standing Committee. Guidance Note on Using the Cluster Approach to Strengthen Humanitarian Response. Geneva, Switzerland: Inter-Agency Standing Committee, 2006. http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/460a8ccc2.html (accessed 12 January 2012). This document is based on a preliminary guidance note that emphasized that the humanitarian response process must be inclusive.
... Read MoreInteragency Panel Discussion. Guest Speaker Tape, Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, KS, 2009. Additional information is not available.
... Read MoreArthur D. Simons Center for the Study of Interagency Cooperation. Interagency Handbook for Transitions. Fort Leavenworth, KS: CGSC Foundation Press, 2011. http://thesimonscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/TransitionHandbook-webversion.pdf (accessed 13 December 2011.) This handbook is the result of discussions co-hosted by the United States Institute of Peace, the Simons Center for the Study of Interagency Cooperation, and the U.S. Army Combined Arms […]
... Read MoreInk, Dwight A. 2006. An Analysis of the House Select Committee and White House Reports on Hurricane Katrina. Public Administration Review Vol. 66, no. 6: 800-807. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1540-6210.2006.00648.x/pdf (accessed 27 October 2011). This article examines efforts taken to prepare for and respond to Hurricane Katrina.
... Read MoreInformation Sharing Environment. Reports and Recommendations of the Presidential Task Force on Controlled Unclassified Information. Washington, DC: Information Sharing Environment, 2009. http://permanent.access.gpo.gov/gpo6579/cui_task_force_rpt.pdf (accessed 8 August 2011). This report is the result of the memorandum on Classified Information and Controlled Unclassified Information. The report details the results of the Task Force’s review of information sharing, and […]
... Read MoreInformation Sharing Environment. Progress and Plans: Annual Report to the Congress. Washington, DC: Information Sharing Environment, 2009. http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/ise/2009report.pdf (accessed 8 March 2012). This report details the progress and initiatives of the Information Sharing Environment at the end of their foundational phase.
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