Bibliography Category: Interagency History, Structures, and Authorities

Gorman, Martin J., and Alexander Krongard. 2005. A Goldwater-Nichols Act for the U.S. Government: Institutionalizing the Interagency Process. Joint Forces Quarterly, no. 39 (Autumn): 51-58. https://digitalndulibrary.ndu.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/ndupress&CISOPTR=19198&REC=2 (accessed 20 July 2011). This article proposes wide-ranging national security and interagency reform within the United States government, and argues that the United States is not as ready as […]

Glain, Stephen. State vs. Defense: The Battle to Define America’s Empire. New York: Random House, Inc., 2011. This book reviews and analyzes the State/Defense relationship, examining the great figures who crafted American foreign policy, from George Marshall to Robert McNamara to Henry Kissinger to Don Rumsfeld.  In the author’s view, America has become increasingly imperial and […]

Gillespie, Ken. Building Adaptive People and Organizations for Contemporary Operations, Balancing Operational Requirements and Building a Better Interagency and Multinational Interoperability. Guest Speaker Tape, Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, 2009. Additional information is not available.

Gilbert, Christine R. The Interagency, Eisenhower, and the House of Saud. Washington, DC: Project on National Security Reform, (n.d.). http://www.isn.ethz.ch/isn/Digital-Library/Publications/Detail/?lng=en&id=142988 (accessed 25 July 2012). This document analyzes the U.S. Government’s promotion of King Saud, and provides lessons on interagency policy development and execution in an important theater at a critical time. In the mid- to late-1950s, the […]

Gibbons, Thomas, Donald Hurley, and Scott Moore. 1998. Interagency Operations Centers: An Opportunity We Can’t Ignore. Parameters (Winter): 99-112. http://www.carlisle.army.mil/USAWC/parameters/Articles/98winter/moore.htm (accessed 16 August 2012). This article briefly examines the U.S. government’s interagency culture, looks at how the military anticipates or reacts to civil-military operational requirements, and proposes a change to standard practices in such matters.

Garamone, Jim. “Pentagon’s Homeland Defense Office Matures, Grows.” Washington, DC: American Forces Press Service. 30 Nov. 2007. http://www.defense.gov/News/NewsArticle.aspx?ID=48281 (accessed 14 October 2011). This is a news article describing the creation and evolution of the DoD Homeland Defense Office and the position of Deputy Assistant Secretary for Homeland Defense.

Frandsen, Grey and Lynn Lawry, M.D. 2010. “NGO Structure, Authority, Standards, and Coordination.” Complex Operations NewsletterVol. 2, no. 11-02 (November): 69-73. http://usacac.army.mil/cac2/call/docs/11-02/ch_5.asp (accessed 18 July 2012). This article describes the organizational and authority structure of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). It details the types of NGOs, codes of conduct, and discusses various government entities (such as the […]

Fonzo-Eberhard, Christel and Richard L. Kugler. 2010. “Sizing the Civilian Response Capacity for Complex Operations.” Complex Operations Newsletter Vol. 2, no. 11-02 (November): 21-32. http://usacac.army.mil/cac2/call/docs/11-02/11-02.pdf (accessed 5 October 2011). This article examines the capacity of civilian agencies to respond and contribute to complex operations. It discusses the dimensions in terms of manpower of a civilian […]

Flournoy, Michele A. and Shawn Brimley. 2006. In Search of Harmony: Orchestrating “the Interagency” for the Long War. Armed Forces Journal Vol. 143, no. 12 (July): 36-39. http://www.armedforcesjournal.com/2006/07/1857934 (accessed 18 October 2011). This article advocates for greater harmony and cooperation within the interagency community, the creation of a new cadre of national security professionals, and […]

Executive Order 13286: Amendment of Executive Orders, and Other Actions, in Connection With the Transfer of Certain Functions to the Secretary of Homeland Security. Federal Register Vol. 68, no. 43 (5 March 2003): 10619-10633. http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2003-03-05/pdf/03-5343.pdf (accessed 9 April 2012). This executive order amends previous executive orders and other actions in connection with the transfer of […]