course workshop: interagency relationships in homeland security
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Course Workshop:Interagency Relationships in
Homeland Security
Homeland Defense and Security Education SummitGeorge Mason University
February 28, 2007
Dr. Dale JonesAssociate Professor of Public AdministrationDirector, National Homeland Security Project
Virginia Commonwealth University
Workshop Agenda
• What This Course Is About• Why This Course Should be Taught• How This Course Was Taught• Collaboration in the Public Sector• Updating the Course for the Future• Audience Questions, Ideas, and
Recommendations• Homeland Security (HLS) Course Exercise
What This Course Is About
• “Interagency Relationships in HLS”
• Course genesis
• HLS Spectrum
• Course basis
• Possible course titles
• Graduate-level courses
Course Basis
Homeland security is about government organizations managing and implementing public programs.
Possible Course Titles
• “Public Administration for HLS”
• “Public Management for HLS”
• “Organization Theory for HLS”
• “Multi-Agency HLS Implementation”
• “Interagency Relationships in HLS”
• “____________________ for HLS”
Course Has Mixed Presence in Graduate HLS Programs
• Johns Hopkins University– Graduate Certificate in Homeland Security
• Long Island University– M.S. in Homeland Security Management
• Michigan State University– Certificate in Homeland Security Studies
• Naval Postgraduate School– M.A. in Homeland Security
• University of Denver– M.A. in Homeland Security
• Virginia Commonwealth University– M.A. in Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
Question
Given that 180,000 employees from 22 federal agencies were merged into DHS, what is there a need to focus on somewhere in a HLS curriculum?
Why This Course Should be Taught
• Views on HLS education• Expanded course basis• Reasons to include course in a
graduate-level HLS curriculum– HLS challenges and areas for research– Principal topics of HLS education– Core curriculum recommendations– Hurricane Katrina lessons learned
Views on HLS Education
• Evolving HLS discipline/field • Wide variety of programs and courses• No one dominant approach• State of affairs has intellectual
freedom which is healthy and beneficial
• Ongoing discussions about core content areas, themes, and topics
Expanded Course Basis
Homeland security is about government organizations—which manage and implement public programs—working together across boundaries to ensure the security of the nation.
Reason #1:HLS Challenges & Areas for Research
• 10 HLS challenges #10: Operating with enhanced
interagency relationships and intergovernmental relations.
• 15 HLS areas for research #11: Collaborative relationships through
partnerships and networks.
Reason #2:Principal Topics of HLS Education
#10: Organization of HLS#11: Sociology of HLS#12: Systems Integration & Administration of HLS
#28: Federalism#33: Decision-Making#35: Interagency Coordination#36: Leadership#38: Politics of HLS
Reason #3:Core Curriculum Recommendations
• HLS/HLD Education Consortium
• Graduate-Level Standards Committee
• Minimum areas of competency– Current and Emerging Threats
– Context and Organizations
– Policies, Strategies, and Legal Issues
– Processes and Management
Reason #4:Hurricane Katrina Lessons Learned
• Recommendation #112: Establishment of HLS professional development program
• Recommendation #113: Establishment of career development process with interagency and intergovernmental assignments
How This Course Was Taught
• Syllabus• Delivery, semesters, and students• Student demographics• Course objectives• Major course streams• Course topics• Variations of relationships and
collaboration• Key definitions
Course Topics
• American system of government• Characteristics of political system• Policy making process• Definitions• Organizing for HLS• Organizational theory• Assessment of DHS at 2 years• DHS reorganization
Course Topics
• Networks and collaboration
• Case study on collaborative networks
• Information sharing
• Intelligence and law enforcement
• Syracuse University web cast
• Leadership for HLS
Variations of Relationshipsand Collaboration
• Within an agency
• Among agencies
• Among federal, state, and local governments
• Between civilian and military sectors
• Among public, private, and nonprofit sectors
• Among nations
Emphasis in U.S. Northern CommandStrategic Vision (2003)
• “new challenge…interagency integration”
• “work with its key interagency partners”
• “extensive interagency involvement”
• “strengthen interagency relationships”
• “new ways…interagency environment”
• “DoD leader in interagency operations”
• “Establish extensive interagency liaison”
• “cross multiple interagency lines”
U.S. Northern CommandResident Agency Partners
• DHS Senior Representative
• Central Intelligence Agency
• Department of State• Federal Aviation
Administration• Federal Bureau of
Investigation• Federal Emergency
Management Agency• Customs & Border
Protection – Air & Marine Operations
• National Laboratories• Transportation Security
Administration• US Coast Guard• US Geological Survey• Canadian Forces
Chaplain • Canadian Political
Advisor to NORAD • Canadian Public Health
Liaison Officer
U.S. Northern CommandLocal Area Agency Partners
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
• Customs and Border Protection
• Department of Interior – Bureau of Reclamation
• Department of Transportation
• Department of Health and Human Services
• Environmental Protection Agency
• Federal Air Marshal Service• General Services
Administration• Humanitarian International
Services Group• National Aeronautics and
Space Administration• National Disaster Medical
System• National Oceanic
Atmospheric Administration• Office of Transportation
Vetting Credentials• US Department of
Agriculture
Key Definitions
• Intergovernmental relations (IGR)• Interagency coordination• Interagency relationships• Partnering• Networks• Collaboration• Collaborative public management
Collaboration in the Public Sector
• Increase in collaborative public management
• Recognition of need to “work together”
• Evidence of importance of intergovernmental relations, networks, and collaboration
Evidence of Importance
• National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA)
• IBM Center for The Business of Government
• Government Accountability Office (GAO)
• Public Administration Review
Updating the Course for the Future
• What necessitates updating course?
• What key events occurred since course last taught in spring 2006?
• What new content should be in the course?
• What textbook changes should be made?
HLS Course Exercise
• Form into small groups• Use Bellavita and Gordon list of 51
HLS topics• Identify 4-5 courses for HLS
Certificate• Identify 4-6 core courses for MA in
HLS
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