National security : an overview of professional development activities intended to improve interagency collaboration : report to congressional committees.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office

Contributor:

Steinhardt, Bernice

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National security--United States.

National security.

Interagency coordination--United States--Planning.

Interagency coordination.

Emergency management--United States.

Emergency management.

Interagency coordination--Study and teaching--United States.

United States--Officials and employees--Training of.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (iii, 58 pages) : color illustrations

Other Title:

Overview of professional development activities intended to improve interagency collaboration

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2010]

Summary:

"Agencies must engage in a whole-of-government approach to protect the nation and its interests from diverse threats such as terrorism and infectious diseases. However, GAO has reported that gaps in national security staff knowledge and skills pose a barrier to the interagency collaboration needed to address these threats. Training and other professional development activities could help bridge those gaps. GAO was asked to identify: (1) training and other professional development activities intended to improve the ability of key national security agencies' personnel to collaborate across organizational lines and (2) how these activities were intended to improve participants' collaboration abilities. To address these objectives, GAO asked nine key agencies involved in national security issues to submit information on professional development activities that were explicitly intended to build staff knowledge or skills for improving interagency collaboration. In addition, GAO gathered and analyzed other information such as target audience, participation levels, and participating agencies. GAO also interviewed responsible human capital and training officials. GAO will explore how interagency participation and other factors may influence the success of these activities in a subsequent review. GAO does not have any recommendations in this report. Technical comments from the agencies reviewed were incorporated where appropriate"--Page following title page.

Contents:

Background

Key agencies involved in national security issues offer a range of professional development activities intended to foster interagency collaboration

Professional development activities provide opportunities to build foundational knowledge, skills, and networks that are intended to improve interagency collaboration

Concluding observations.

Notes:

"November 2010."

"GAO-11-108."

Title from cover screen (GAO, viewed on Dec. 16, 2010).

Includes bibliographical references.

OCLC:

693268978