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Course Workshop: Interagency Relationships in Homeland Security

Course Workshop: Interagency Relationships in Homeland Security. Homeland Defense and Security Education Summit George Mason University February 28, 2007 Dr. Dale Jones Associate Professor of Public Administration Director, National Homeland Security Project Virginia Commonwealth University.

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Course Workshop: Interagency Relationships in Homeland Security

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  1. Course Workshop:Interagency Relationships in Homeland Security Homeland Defense and Security Education Summit George Mason University February 28, 2007 Dr. Dale Jones Associate Professor of Public Administration Director, National Homeland Security Project Virginia Commonwealth University

  2. 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

  3. What This Course Is About • “Interagency Relationships in HLS” • Course genesis • HLS Spectrum • Course basis • Possible course titles • Graduate-level courses

  4. Course Basis Homeland security is about government organizations managing and implementing public programs.

  5. 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”

  6. 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

  7. 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?

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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.

  11. 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.

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. 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

  17. 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”

  18. 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 CommandResident Agency Partners

  19. 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 U.S. Northern CommandLocal Area Agency Partners

  20. Key Definitions • Intergovernmental relations (IGR) • Interagency coordination • Interagency relationships • Partnering • Networks • Collaboration • Collaborative public management

  21. 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

  22. Evidence of Importance • National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) • IBM Center for The Business of Government • Government Accountability Office (GAO) • Public Administration Review

  23. 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?

  24. Audience Participation • Questions • Ideas • Recommendations

  25. 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

  26. Thank you! Dale Jones, Ph.D. Virginia Commonwealth University 804-827-0925 vdjones@vcu.edu

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