Bibliography Category: Interagency History, Structures, and Authorities

Rast, Vicki J. Interagency Conflict and United States Intervention Policy: Toward a Bureaucratic Model of Conflict Termination. Fairfax, VA: George Mason University, 1999. http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA371311&Location=U2&doc=GetTRDoc.pdf (accused 18 October 2011). The purpose of this study is to examine the sources of interagency conflicts within the United States government’s decision-making processes in cases of coercive intervention (such as […]

Radin, Beryl A. Intergovernmental Relationships and the Federal Performance Movement. in Dall Forsythe’s Quicker, Better, Cheaper? Managing Performance in American Government. Albany, NY: Rockefeller Institute Press, 2001. This chapter highlights six different approaches that have been taken within federal agencies: performance partnerships, incentives, negotiated measures, building performance goals into legislation, establishment of standards, and waivers. […]

Radin, Beryl A. 2000. Intergovernmental Relationships and the Federal Performance Movement. Publius. This article highlights six different approaches that have been taken within federal agencies: performance partnerships, incentives, negotiated measures, building performance goals into legislation, establishment of standards, and waivers.

Raach, George T. and Ilana Kass. 1995. National Power and the Interagency Process. Joint Forces Quarterly, no. 8 (Summer): 8-13. http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/jfq/0408.pdf (accessed 20 October 2011). This article examines the use of military power in the interagency process.

Pulliam, John E., Jr. Lines on a Map: Regional Orientations and United States Interagency Cooperation. Strategy Research Project, United States Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, PA, 2005. http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA433020&Location=U2&doc=GetTRDoc.pdf (accessed 6 October 2011). This paper argues that aligning the regional orientations of our departments, agencies and bureaus—beginning with the National Security Council staff, State and Defense […]

Price, John F., Jr. 2012. The Downfall of Adaptive Planning: Finding a New Approach after a Failed Revolution. Air & Space Power Journal Vol. 26, no. 2 (March/April): 118-131. http://www.au.af.mil/au/cadre/aspj/digital/pdf/articles/Mar-Apr-2012/Price.pdf (accessed 1 March 2012). This article explores changes to military planning. Reforms include involving interagency partners earlier in the planning stages.

Prevou, Michael, Robert H. Veitch, and Richard F. Sullivan. Teams of Leaders: Raising the Level of Collaborative Leader-Team Performance. Fort Leavenworth, KS: 2009. http://teamsofleaders.org/Prevou_%20IITSEC_ToL.pdf (accessed 28 October 2011). This paper explores how teams of leaders from sovereign and diverse organizations with different operating mechanics and approaches, and sometimes incompatible interests and philosophies, find the shared […]

Poole, Anthony B. The Interagency Conflict Assessment Framework: A Pragmatic Tool for Army Design. Monograph, School of Advanced Military Studies, Fort Leavenworth, KS, 2010. http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p4013coll3/id/2687 (accessed 15 August 2011). This study establishes that the Interagency Conflict Assessment Framework (ICAF) and Army design have considerable differences but also share many similar systems thinking perspectives. This monograph […]

Piacenti, Chad E. Africa Command: Building a Foundation of Operational Interagency Cooperation. Master’s Thesis, Naval War College, Newport, RI, 2007. http://www.hsdl.org/?view&did=485943 (accessed 27 September 2011). This paper defines the current policy decision-making process at the national level and identifies the deficiencies in translating those decisions into operational action. This paper defines the current policy decision-making […]

Paul, Christopher. Whither Strategic Communication? A Survey of Current Proposals and Recommendations. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2009. http://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/OP250.html (accessed 19 July 2011). This survey includes a detailed discussion of several frequently appearing recommendations, including revised legislation, leveraging the private sector, the adoption of enterprise-level or whole-of-government solutions, better use of research, a greater focus […]