Current and future U.S. interagency and military efforts to counter the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction throughout the world are thwarted by the complexity of the contemporary global security environment... This article examines the pros and cons associated with embedding Commerce Export Enforcement Officers and analysts in each of the Theater Special Operations Commands in an effort to counter the proliferation of WMD...
Department of Commerce (DOC)
InterAgency Journal 11-1
Inside this issue:
Features
The Productive Organization: Survival of the Fittest
Ted Thomas, Kevin Gentzler, and Billy Miller
Mission Command: Small Teams in the U.S. Border Patrol
Robert W. Edwards
A Solution to WMD Proliferation
Michael W. Parrott
A Nation Unprepared: Bioterrorism and Pandemic Response
John B. Foley
Missed Operational… Read More
Featured Article: The Army Interagency Experience at the Department of Commerce
Featured article:
Outsider: The Army Interagency Experience at the Department of Commerce
by Samuel T. Fuller
A U.S. Army strategist’s core competency is the ability to take an executive-level concept
and turn it into an order. This order will move or manage personnel, equipment, and effects between military formations in… Read More
Executive Order establishes cybersecurity commission
Today the President signed an Executive Order establishing a Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity. In his remarks, President Obama said the new commission was created “in order to enhance cybersecurity awareness and protections at all levels of government, business, and society.”
The Commission is formed within the Department of Commerce,… Read More
InterAgency Journal 6-4 (Fall 2015)
Inside this issue:
Features
The State Department: No Longer a Gatekeeper
by Edward Marks
The End of End State – Strategic Planning Process for the 21st Century
by William J. Davis
Five Lessons for Strengthening Interagency Relationships
by Thomas Kreutzer
The Use of Special Operations in Conflict Resolution:
Assessing the… Read More
NIST releases new Community Resilience Planning Guide
In late October, the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) issued the Community Resilience Planning Guide for Buildings and Infrastructure Systems to help U.S. communities better withstand and recover from natural disasters and other hazards. The guide was developed by NIST with the help of specialists… Read More
Multi-agency centers improve export control
On March 7, 2012, the Obama Administration officially opened two new national, multi-agency centers to improve and streamline the U.S. Government export control system. The centers are a part of the President’s Export Control Reform Initiative...